Mercury is the smallest of the inner planets and the closest to the sun in our solar system.
The planets in the solar system, starting with the one that is closest to the sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are several dwarf planets, farther out.
Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.
The inner planets
No. Currently there is no 10th planet. Dwarf planets do not count. Neptune is the 8th.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
(Starting closest to the Sun and moving outwards) Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
The terrestrial planets, those nearest the Sun, include Mercury - closest to the Sun - Venus, Earth (in Latin: Terra), and Mars.
The order of planets from the sun, starting with the one closest to the sun, is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
perihelion is the point in a planets orbit when it is closest to the sun
The planets closest to the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
From closest to the sun to the farthest:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
In order, the list of planets closest to the sun (from closest to farthest), Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
The first four planets closest to the Sun are the four terrestial planets.
They are rocky planets.
Mercury is the smallest of the inner planets and the closest to the sun in our solar system.
Mercury is closest to Sol (our sun) and Venus is right behind it. Then there's us.