Explanation

• Jupiter has the fastest rotation of all planets.
• It completing one rotation in about 9 hours 56 minutes.

Additional information:

• Venus has the slowest rotation.
• It taking about 243 Earth days.
• Earth: ~24 hours
• Mars: ~24 hours 37 minutes.

Last verified on 06-10-2026

Explanation

• Mercury is closest to the sun.
• It is mostly made up of iron.
• It's surface covered with craters.
• It has no atmosphere and no moons.
• It's smallest planet.

Last verified on 06-10-2026

Explanation

• Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, followed by Venus.
• Called an inner planet because it orbits inside Earth’s orbit.
• Number of moons: 0 (Mercury has no natural satellites).
• Size: Smallest planet in the solar system.
• Nickname: Swift Planet, due to its fast orbit around the Sun (≈88 days per orbit).

Last verified on 17-03-2026

Explanation

• Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system.

The order of the planets starting closest to the Sun is:

1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune

Last verified on 27-09-2026

Explanation

• Saturn is famous for its prominent and beautiful ring system.
• Its rings are made mainly of ice particles, dust, and rock fragments.

Additional information:

• It is the second-largest planet in the Solar System.
• It is often called the “Ringed Planet.”
• Famous moon: Titan
• Orbital period: About 29.5 Earth years
• It is the sixth planet from the Sun.

Last verified on 27-09-2026