SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT SOLAR SYSTEM

 The Solar System consists of Sun, the eight planets and their satellites and thousands of other smaller things like comets, meteors and asteroids.

Eight planets according to their distance from Sun are -

1. Mercury

2. Venus

3. Earth

4. Mars

5. Jupiter

6. Saturn

7. Uranus

8. Neptune

(* Pluto has just been removed from the family of the Solar System)

Terrestrial Planets	Jovian Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars	Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

**SOME IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT SOLAR SYSTEM

Biggest Planet	Jupiter
Smallest Planet	Mercury
Hottest Planet	Venus
Coldest Planet	Neptune
Blue Planet	Earth
Green Planet	Uranus
Red Planet	Mars
Morning and Evening Star	Venus
Earth's Twin	Venus
Fastest Rotating	Jupiter
Slowest Rotating	Venus
Fastest Revolution	Mercury
Slowest Revolution	Neptune
Farthest Planet to Sun	Neptune
Nearest Planet to Sun	Mercury
Planet with maximum number of Satellites	Saturn