planet colors

astronomy for kids

order name color notes
1 Mercury Grey Extremely hot, extremely cold
2 Venus yellowish white Atmosphere of sulphuric acid
3 Earth light blue Life
4 Mars Red, Rust, orange Mountains, canyons, polar caps. May be water
5 Jupiter orange white bands Largest Planet with 61 moons. a gas planet
6 Saturn pale yellow Rings, Moons, gas planet
7 Uranus Blue, Green Gas Planet
8 Neptune light blue High winds, nitrogen geysers

The colors are taken from a reference here at Cornell University

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