Our Solar System

Click on each planet or star to learn more about it. The numbers on the left indicate the planet's name and distance away from the sun. AU stands for Astronomical Unit which calculates the distance from the Sun for each planet. There might be some easter eggs around here so keep on clicking!*Info provided by NASA.gov

Mercury
.4 AU or 35 million miles

Venus
.7 AU or 67 million miles

Earth
1 AU or 93 million miles

Mars
1.5 AU or 142 million miles

Asteroid Belt (Yes, this is acually here)
2 to 4 AU or 186 to 372 million miles
This also marks the end of the 4 terrestrial planets (inner planets). Up next are the Gas Planets (outer planets).

Jupiter
5.2 AU or 484 million miles

Saturn
9.5 AU or 887 million miles

Uranus
19 AU or 1.8 billion miles

Neptune
30 AU or 2.8 billion miles

Kuiper belt
50 AU or 4.7 billion miles
The edge of the solar system, the Kuiper Belt. This is where the dwarf planet Pluto, and many other Dwarfs call home. This is a new part of our Solar System that we have begun to discover.

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