Planets in Order of Distance from the Sun

Planet Name as Hyperlink Indicates Additional Images Available

How many planets do we have. Some will say nine (9). Others will argue eight (8), saying Pluto is no longer a planet. Still others will say eleven (11). Eleven ?? Well, if you consider the Dwarf Planets.

Read about the Dawn Project, Ceres, and Eris .

          Mercury                       Venus                       Earth                         Mars                        Ceres

          Jupiter                        Saturn                       Uranus                     Neptune                       Pluto

        Eris

 

Ceres Image Credits:  http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070622.html

Earth Image Credits:   http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/2429/globe_west_540.jpg

Eris Image Credits:     http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060918.html