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Name the planets which lie between the Sun and the Earth.

Mercury and Venus are the planets which lie between the Sun and the Earth. Mercury is the smallest planet and is very close to the Sun. Venus is the nearest planet to the Earth and is the brightest planet of the Solar System.


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