Descriptions of the eight planets in the Solar System
MERCURY WHO: Mercury is named after the Roman messenger god. WHAT: It is the smallest of the terrestrial planets and closest to the Sun. WHERE: It is the 1st planet orbiting the Sun, every 88 days. WHEN: Mercury has been observed and recognized as a planet since ancient times. HOW: It is known by visual […]
VENUS WHO: The planet ‘Venus’ is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. WHAT: It is one of the terrestrial planets of the Sun. WHERE: It is the 2nd planet orbiting the Sun, every 224 days WHEN : Venus has been observed and recognized as a planet since ancient times. HOW: Mankind has […]
EARTH WHO: Earth is named after an old English word for ground or soil. WHAT: It is the one of the terrestrial planets of the Sun. WHERE: Earth is the 3rd planet orbiting the Sun, every 365 days. WHEN: Earth has been in existence for about 4.5 billion years. HOW : Earth has been widely […]
MARS WHO: The planet ‘Mars’ is named after the Roman god of war. WHAT: It is the last of the terrestrial planets of the Sun. WHERE: Mars is the 4th planet orbiting the Sun, every 687 days. WHEN: Mankind has observed and recognized Mars as a planet since ancient times. HOW: We have learned about […]
JUPITER WHO – The planet ‘Jupiter’ is named after the Roman king of the gods. WHAT – It is the first of the two giant gas planets of the Sun, and is the largest of all the planets. It would take over 1300 Earth’s to equal the size of Jupiter. WHERE – Jupiter is the […]
Saturn WHO – The planet ‘Saturn’ is named after the Roman god of agriculture. WHAT – It is the second of the two giant gas planets of the Sun. WHERE – Saturn is the sixth planet orbiting the Sun, every 29.5 years. WHEN – Mankind has recognized Saturn as a planet since ancient times; it […]
Uranus WHO – The planet ‘Uranus’ is named after the Greek god of the sky. WHAT – It is the first of the two giant ice planets of the Sun. WHERE – Uranus is the seventh planet orbiting the Sun, every 84 years. WHEN – Uranus was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1781, who […]
Neptune WHO – The planet ‘Neptune’ is named after the Roman god of the sea. WHAT – It is the second of the two giant ice planets of the Sun. WHERE – Neptune is the eighth planet orbiting the Sun, every 165 years. WHEN – Neptune was discovered by astronomer Johann Gall in 1846, based […]
