Best planet
The eight planets of the Solar System, plus Pluto for old times' sake. Which world is the best?
Tier list by PairTier · 9 items
- Mercury — The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun, with extreme swings in temperature.
- Venus — Rocky planet wrapped in thick carbon dioxide clouds, the hottest surface in the Solar System.
- Earth — Our home planet and the only one known to support life, with liquid water on its surface.
- Mars — The Red Planet, home to Olympus Mons and the target of many rovers.
- Jupiter — The largest planet, a gas giant with the Great Red Spot and dozens of moons.
- Saturn — Gas giant famous for its bright ring system and a moon, Titan, with a thick atmosphere.
- Uranus — Ice giant that rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees.
- Neptune — The outermost planet, a deep-blue ice giant with the fastest winds in the Solar System.
- Pluto — Former ninth planet, reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 and visited by New Horizons in 2015.