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Nicknamed:
“Swift Planet”#1 Mercury
First Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 58 million km (36 million miles) or 0.4 Astronomical Unit (AU). Despite its proximity to the Sun, Mercury is not the hottest planet in our solar system.
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“Morning & Evening Star”#2 Venus
Second Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 107 million km (66 million miles) or 0.7 AU. Venus is the hottest planet due to an atmosphere of carbon dioxide and extensive lava flows.
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“Blue Planet”#3 Earth
Third Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 150 million km (93 million miles) or 1 AU. Our Home, the only planet in our solar system with liquid water on the surface and is inhabited by living things.
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“Red Planet”#4 Mars
Fourth Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 228 million km (142 million miles) or 1.52 AU. Mars is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. The reddish hue is due to prevalence of iron oxide on its surface.
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“Giant Planet”#5 Jupiter
Fifth Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 778 million km (484 million miles) or 5.2 AU. The giant planet's Great Red spot is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth.
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“Ringed Planet”#6 Saturn
Sixth Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 1.4 billion km (886 million miles) or 9.5 AU. Saturn is easily recognized for its spectacular ring system made of seven rings with several gaps and divisions between them.
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“Ice Giant”#7 Uranus
Seventh Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 2.9 billion km (1.8 billion miles) or 19.8 AU. Uranus is the coldest planet in our Solar System, making the term “ice” seem very appropriate!
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“Big Blue Planet”#8 Neptune
Eighth Planet in the Solar System
Distance From the Sun 4.5 billion km (2.8 billion miles) or 30.1 AU. Dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds, ice giant Neptune is the 8th and most distant planet in our solar system.