The Solar System
24x36 Wall Poster
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This poster provides an illustration of the solar system and includes a description of the sun and each planet. It would be perfect for a student, a science classroom or for that person who is fascinated with astronomy and outer space.
The solar system includes our sun and everything that travels around it and is elliptical in shape, which means it is shaped like an egg. The sun is in the center of the solar system and is the largest object in our solar system. It contains more than 99% of the solar system's mass. Our solar system is always in motion.
Nine known planets and their moons, along with comets, asteroids, and other space objects orbit the Sun. They are: Mercury, which is the planet nearest the sun and eighth largest, Venus, second from the sun and sixth largest, Earth, third from the sun and fifth largest, Mars, fourth from the sun and seventh largest, Jupiter, fifth from the sun and the largest planet by far, Saturn, sixth from the sun and second largest, Uranus, seventh from the sun and third largest, Neptune, eighth from the sun and fourth largest, and Pluto, furthest from the sun and by far the smallest planet in the solar system.