Mercury: 8th largest: Mercury is the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes, the messenger of the Gods. The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky.
Venus: 6th largest: The Greek version of Aphrodite, Venus is the goddess of love and beauty. The planet is so named probably because it is the brightest of the planets known to the ancients.
Earth: 5th largest: In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil (Greek: Gaia, terra mater - Mother Earth). Not until the sixteenth century that it was suspected that Earth is just another planet, not the center of the universe
Mars: 7th largest: The Roman name for the Greek Ares, the god of War. The planet probably got this name due to its red color; Mars is sometimes referred to as the Red Planet. The name of the month March derives from Mars. Many people think there is or was life on mars.
Jupiter: 1st largest: The roman version of the Greek Zeus, the King of the Gods, the ruler of Olympus and the patron of the Roman state. Jupiter has 16 major moons. Most of these moons are named after figures in Zeus’ life, such as his lovers. Jupiter also has faint rings, like Saturn’s, only less pronounced
Saturn: 2nd largest: Saturn is famous for its rings, which are actually composed of small particles that only look continuous from Earth. Saturn has 18 moons, the most of any planet but Uranus.
Uranus: 3rd largest: Uranus too has rings, more pronounced than Jupiter, but much less so than Saturn. Uranus has the most moons of any planet. The moons are named after famous characters from the works of Shakespeare and Pope.
Neptune: 4th largest: In Roman mythology Neptune was the god of the Sea. Neptune also has very faint rings.
Pluto: 9th largest: Pluto is smaller than seven of the moons that orbit other planets. In Roman mythology, Pluto (Greek: Hades) is the god of the underworld. The planet received this name (after many other suggestions) perhaps because it's so far from the Sun that it is in perpetual darkness. Other suggestions included Planet X, or Pickering's Planet O. Pluto’s orbit is not circular at all, which means that at some times, it comes closer to the sun than Neptune.
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Please, if you use this method, do NOT use the one I just put above!
2.) Tell me one thing that is written above for each planet
*E.C.* Do some research, and tell me one fact that is not listed here for each planet.
