The planet closest to the sun is Mercury and that farthest away is Pluto.
The order of the planets, according to their distances from the Sun is as follows.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
The planet largest in size is Jupiter and the one with the smallest size is Mercury. The order of the planets, according to their sizes is given below:
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Earth
Venus
Mars
Pluto
Mercury
Some scientists think that the Sun in addition to the nine planets had another planet which met an accident in some distant past and disintegrated into pieces. The disintegrated pieces are still revolving around the Sun are called Asteroids. This group of asteroids revolves round the Sun in different orbits.
Locals hypothesize that the legacy of Italian blood and culture in Cologne, colonized by the Romans more than 1500 years ago, makes the people more jovial and lighthearted. Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine.
Kolsch is not only the dialect spoken here but, also the name of their own top-fermented beer. There are more than 4,000 pubs, restaurant's and brewery taverns in Cologne.
Unlike many of the world's large cities, Cologne, with a population of over a million, gets better every day, there are more things to do and see, more new and innovative buildings... more
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