The Sun, our star
Easy
The Sun is a star. It is so big that about 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it.
- Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach you.
- Aditya-L1 watches the Sun for India.
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Planets colouring pages
The Sun and all eight planets.
Mercury
Easy
Mercury is the smallest planet and the closest to the Sun.
- A year on Mercury is only 88 Earth days.
Venus
Easy
Venus is the hottest planet, even hotter than Mercury.
- On Venus the Sun rises in the west!
Earth
Medium
Earth is the only planet we know of with life.
- About 70% of Earth is covered by water.
- Home of ISRO and hundreds of Indian satellites.
Mars
Medium
Mars looks red because its soil is full of rusty iron.
- Mars has the tallest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons.
- Mangalyaan orbited Mars on its first try.
Jupiter
Medium
Jupiter is the biggest planet. All the other planets could fit inside it.
- Its Great Red Spot is a storm bigger than Earth.
Saturn
Medium
Saturn’s rings are made of ice and rock, some as small as sand.
- Saturn is so light it could float in a giant bathtub.
Uranus
Easy
Uranus spins on its side, like a rolling ball.
- One season on Uranus lasts about 21 years.
Neptune
Easy
Neptune is the windiest planet, with super fast storms.
- It takes Neptune 165 Earth years to go around the Sun once.
Pluto, a dwarf planet
Easy
Pluto is a small, icy world far beyond Neptune. It is called a dwarf planet.
- Pluto has a big heart-shaped patch of ice.
- Pluto’s biggest moon, Charon, is about half its size.
A mission to Venus
Medium
ISRO is planning an orbiter to study Venus and its thick, cloudy air. It is called Shukrayaan.
- Shukra is the Sanskrit name for Venus.
- Venus is the hottest planet, hotter than an oven.
All eight planets
Tricky
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune: eight planets travel around our Sun.
- The four closest planets are small and rocky.
- The four furthest planets are giants made mostly of gas and ice.
Solar System
Easy
Planets travel around the Sun, each on its own path.