Planet Facts

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

Venus is the hottest planet, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.

Mars is known as the Red Planet because of its iron-rich soil.

Earth is the only planet known to support life.

Saturn has the most extensive ring system in the solar system.

Uranus rotates on its side, making it unique among planets.

Neptune has the fastest winds recorded in the solar system.

Mercury has the most extreme temperature fluctuations of any planet.

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

The Sun contains 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System.