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The Planets
Ages 6-10Beginner
There are 8 planets in our Solar System. They all travel around the Sun in paths called orbits.
The 8 Planets (closest to farthest from the Sun):
- •Mercury — the smallest and closest to the Sun
- •Venus — the hottest planet
- •Earth — our home, the only planet with life
- •Mars — the red planet
- •Jupiter — the largest planet
- •Saturn — famous for its beautiful rings
- •Uranus — rotates on its side
- •Neptune — the farthest and windiest planet
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