Interesting Solar System Facts

• The moon is about 1/4 the size of the Earth.
  
• The sun is a big star.
  
• Asteroids and comets are considered remnants from the giant cloud of gas and dust that condensed to create the sun, planets, and moons some 4.5 billion years ago.
  
• On the moon, there is no wind or water.
  
• Mars is called "The Red Planet."
  
• The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong.