My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just
Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris
Ceres, Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets. I didn't even know two of those existed...you learn something everyday! National Geographic had a nationwide contest to come up with a mnemonic to remember the new list of 11 planets in our solar system. A 4rth grader from Montana, Maryn Smith, came up with the mnemonic device that won. She decided that to remember Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris would be easier if you memorize this sentence: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants. I think it works!
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