Here on planets for kids we will explain the planets within Solar System , that there are eight planets that orbit the Sun which are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These 8 planets can then be separated into two planetary categories, Terrestrial Planet and Gas … Read More...
The Terrestrial Planets
Our Solar System contains four terrestrial planets that take the form of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The terrestrial planets have a solid surface and share a number of common features and consist of a core made of heavy metals, mostly iron, that is surrounded by a mantle of silicate … Read More...
The Gas Giants
The four Gas Giants can be split again into a sub category called Ice Giants which consists of Uranus and Neptune due to their makeup being made up of large quantities of ice and rock. The gas giants in our solar system take the form of Jupiter and Saturn, but until early in 1990?s Uranus and … Read More...