This coloring page has nine planets in the solar system. Each planet orbits the sun in a certain arrangement. Starting from the planet closest to the sun, Mercury is the first planet, followed by Venus; these two planets are both very hot. The third planet is Earth, the only planet in the solar system that is home to life. The fourth planet is Mars, where the air is very cold. The fifth planet is Jupiter, the largest in the solar system. Saturn follows, with its iconic rings. Uranus is the seventh planet, where temperatures are very low. The eighth planet is Neptune, which is also very cold. Lastly, the ninth and smallest planet is Pluto.
To bring this coloring page to life, you could use a variety of colors, using lighter and darker shades of each color to make everything pop. Start with the sun, giving it a bright and shining yellow hue. For the planets, explore different colors. Mercury could be a light orange and Venus a bright pink. Earth and Mars could both be described with a brown gradient, with sprinkles of green for Earth to represent the land and plants, and red for Mars to showcase its rusted and dusty terrain. Jupiter could be a light yellow with wisps of beige to show its stormy atmosphere, while Saturn could be light blue and white for its rings. For Neptune and Uranus, give them both shades of light blue, and for Pluto, try a light gray.