How it works
Space bubble letters fill one sideways sheet. The page opens in Fredoka because no other font of its six keeps the p and the a white inside.
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The planets, in order from the Sun
The row runs outward from The Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The first four are the Inner / Planets, with solid surfaces; the rest are the Outer / Planets. Jupiter and Saturn are Gas / Giants, Uranus and Neptune Ice / Giants.
Headings for a poster or a model
Solar / System and Outer / Space head a poster or a project cover, Planets a chart. Dwarf / Planet goes with Pluto. The Asteroid / Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter; Comets and Moons label the smaller bodies. Milky / Way names the Galaxy the solar system is in.
- Mars, four letters, prints tallest of the eight planets in every font here; Mercury and Neptune, seven letters each, print smallest.
- Solar / System on two lines prints about three quarters taller than the same two words typed on one line.
- Inner / Planets and Outer / Planets print Planets at one size, so the two labels match.
Questions and answers
How do you draw space in bubble letters?
Pencil S, p, a, c, e with wide gaps. Round every stroke into a fat outline, keep a white middle in the p, the a and the e, let the p hang below the line, then rub out the pencil and color.
What is the smallest planet?
Mercury. It is also the planet nearest the Sun and the fastest, going round it every 88 Earth days. It is named for the swiftest of the ancient Roman gods.
Is Pluto a planet?
Not since 2006, when the International Astronomical Union reclassified it as a dwarf planet. NASA lists five dwarf planets: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.
Where does the word planet come from?
The word traces back to the ancient Greek planētēs, which means wanderer, NASA's planet pages say.