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Name the planet

(a) nearest to the Sun, and


(b) farthest from the Sun.

(a) Mercury is the planet nearest to the Sun. It is the smallest planet of our Solar System.

(b) Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. It is the fourth largest planet in the Solar System.


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