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In order from the Sun

The 8 Planets

Four small rocky worlds close to the Sun, then four giants of gas and ice farther out. Each planet is a completely different world — click any of them to explore its facts, moons, and mission history.

  1. Terrestrial planetMercuryThe swift planet58 million km (0.39 AU) • 0 moons
  2. Terrestrial planetVenusThe veiled planet108 million km (0.72 AU) • 0 moons
  3. Terrestrial planetEarthThe blue planet150 million km (1 AU) • 1 (the Moon) moons
  4. Terrestrial planetMarsThe red planet228 million km (1.52 AU) • 2 (Phobos and Deimos) moons
  5. Gas giantJupiterThe giant planet778 million km (5.2 AU) • 95 confirmed moons
  6. Gas giantSaturnThe ringed planet1.4 billion km (9.5 AU) • 274 confirmed (most of any planet) moons
  7. Ice giantUranusThe tilted planet2.9 billion km (19.2 AU) • 28 confirmed moons
  8. Ice giantNeptuneThe blue world4.5 billion km (30.1 AU) • 16 confirmed moons