Solar System

The Solar System is the name given to the Sun and the planets surrounding it, including Earth.

Mercury
See article: Mercury

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun. Despite being the closest, it does not have the hottest temperatures. Mercury is characterized by a brown, ragged terrain crushed to the brim with craters and cliffs. Traces of molten lava have been found on Mercury. It takes Mercury 78 days to orbit the Sun.

Venus
See article: Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. Despite it's proximity away from Mercury (263 days to orbit), it has the hottest temperatures of any planet in the Solar System, capping off at 840 degrees and higher. Recent evidence by Earth scientists confirm tectonic activity on Venus.

Venus has a moon, Neith.

Earth
See article: Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Taking a total of 382 days to orbit the Sun, Earth is characterized by it's fauna and flora, and is home of humanity. Earth's life has led the astronomical journey through space, and is why the majority of the Solar System is known.

Earth has two moons, Artemis and Luna.

Ares
See article: Ares

Ares is the fourth planet from the Sun. Taking 687 days to orbit the Sun, it is characterized by an orange, deserted surface, giving it the name "The Red Planet". Ares is the future home of humanity as planned by many space programs.

Ares has four moons: Erotes, Phobos, Phlegyas and Deimos.

Jupiter
See article: Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. It takes nearly 11 years for Jupiter to orbit the Sun, and has a large moon system, consisting of 5 major moons; Europa, Io, Ganymede, Callisto and Cadmus.

Saturn
See article: Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is known for it's complex ring system, the majority of info around it unknown. Saturn has a system consisting of 82 moons and 4 major; Mimas, Titan, Dionysus, Cepheus, and it's submoon Hyperion.

It takes Saturn 32 years to orbit the Sun.

Cronus
See article: Cronus

Cronus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It takes 46 years for Cronus to orbit the sun once; due to this, it si incredibly dark at certain times of the Cronean year. Cronus has 31 moons, including 5 major: Ariel, Oberon, Titania, Juliet, and Iapetus.

Eris
See article: Eris

Eris is the eighth planet from the Sun. It takes nearly 71 years for Eris to orbit once, and it is the farthest planet to be tidally locked to the Sun, meaning the sun never goes down on the front and is always away on the back during this period. It has two moons, Dysnomia and Ponos, along with 15 other minor moons which are not named.

Neptune
See article: Neptune

Neptune is the final planet from the Sun. As it is the farthest, it takes 103 years to orbit for Neptune. It has 12 moons, 3 of which are major: Triton, Proteus and Rhodes.