8 planets of the solar system in order from the Sun, Mnemonic: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos

The eight (8) planets in order from the Sun.
NOTE: the sizes are to scale and the ordering is correct, but the distances are not to scale.

Here are the planet names in order of distance from the Sun.

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune

You can use this mnemonic (memory helper) to learn it.

My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

Learn how to remember the planets and the names and order.

References

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_mnemonic

Comments (2)

Pat - September 6, 2021 at 2:06 PM

Every good boy does fine? Did your earnest mother teach you that?

Daniel Cummings - September 6, 2021 at 2:11 PM

Hah! I learned it from my Science teacher in middle school. :-)