Aside from knowing their names and order, one never knows when additional solar system trivia may come in handy.
Mercury: The smallest planet with the largest range in temperature.
Venus: The brightest planet and closest in size to Earth but full of CO2.
Earth: Home to millions of different species, 70% water, and one moon.
Mars: The red planet due to its high levels of iron oxide and two moons.
Jupiter: The largest and heaviest bright gas giant with 67 moons.
Saturn: The gas giant is the only ring-surrounded one with 62 moons.
Uranus: The coldest planet made of ice and rock with complex clouds. 
Neptune: The most dense planet and gas giant with 14 moons.
(A planet Earth model at the Science Museum in London)
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