THE PLANETS

                                        THE PLANETS 

Distance from Sun    

Mercury 35,983,606 miles

Venus 67,232,363 miles  

Earth 92,957,130 miles 

Mars 141,635,996 miles   

Jupiter 483,426,788 miles 

Saturn 886,696,691 miles 

Uranus 1,783,950,479 miles    

Neptune 2,795,082,966 mile                         

what does it take for something considered a planet?  According to the definition established by the Interna- estional Astronomical Union,  a planet is a spherical object that orbits a star and has a strong enough gravitational pull neighborhood around its orbit of debris. Critics of this definition point ou Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Neptune all travel sh an entourage of debris. clear the to es Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Nep- tune are the gas giants. These large planets are composed mostly of frozen hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets, they have no solid surface. They also are called Jovian planets, referring to Jupiter es The eight classical planets fall into two different categories: terrestrial planets and gas giants. The terrestrial planets, which are the four innermost planets es in our solar system-Mercury, Venus Earth, and Mars-are primarily com- les les posed of silicate rocks
   The eight classical planets fall into two different categories: terrestrial planets and gas giants. The terrestrial planets, which are the four innermost planets in our solar system-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars-are  primarily com- posed of silicate rock.
         Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the gas giants. These large planets are composed mostly of frozen hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets, they have no solid surface. They also a called Jovian planets, referring to Jupiter