The Solar System

Introduction

How big is the moon? the moon is about 2,159 miles. You need to read this information report because we are living in the solar system. In this information report you will learning all about the moon , fun facts about planets and you will be learning about Saturn’s ring.

Planets

There are 8 planet in the solar system. Neptune is the coldest planet in the solar system . Neptune is also the windiest planet and it takes 165 years to do one full orbit around the sun. Mercury is the closest to the sun , the temperature of Mercury is about 750 c.

In this photo, you can see all the planets in the solar system.

Moon

The moon is our sun in night time . The moon colours are white , grey and different shades of grey . The moon is about 384,400 km from earth . The first person on the moon was Neil Armstrong on 21st July 1969. Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut.

In this photo, the moon is up in the night sky.

Saturn’s ring

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Saturn’s ring is not solid it is made of chunks of water and ice. Saturn’s ring is about 175,000 miles.

In this photo, you can clearly see Saturns rings of water and ice.

Conclusion:

In this information report you learned about the moon , planets (fun fact) and Saturn’s ring . It is important for us to understand the solar system because we are living in the solar system . You learned three different aspects of our solar system . You can find more information at NASA Kid’s Club.