• Question: Which planet is the closest to the sun?

    Asked by anon-245773 to Sam, Samantha, Nicol, Lori-Ann, Liam, David on 10 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Lori-Ann Foley

      Lori-Ann Foley answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. Despite being so close to the sun, ice can still be found in some of the craters!

    • Photo: David Sobral

      David Sobral answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Mercury! But out there other stars have planets orbiting even closer but which are as large or larger than Jupiter!

    • Photo: Samantha Faircloth

      Samantha Faircloth answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      Hi Qinlan, a good way to remember the order of the planets is to make up a rhyme! I was taught: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles” which is quite weird but it worked for me! It represents: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto! See if you can have some fun making up your own : -)

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