Planet Mnemonic
It used to be :
My - Mercury
Very - Venus
Educated - Earth
Mother - Mars
Just - Jupiter
Served - Saturn
Us - Uranus
Nine - Neptune
Pizzas - Pluto
Now they are saying this... and I'm taking it straight from an article in the AZ Republic:
(by the way, this article has a ton of typos. So, if it doesn't make sense, it is because I took it word for word but corrected the misspelled words as I went along).
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4th-Trader wins contest for planets mnemonic
Great Falls, Mont.
Those having trouble remembering the newly assigned 11 planets, including three dwarfs, can thank a fourth-grader, Maryn Smith, the winner of the National Geographic planetary mnemonic contest, has created a handy way to remember the planets with the phrase: My Very Excited Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants. The 11 recognized planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris.
Ceres, Pluto and Eris are considered dwarf planets.
Terri, Events Coordinator
Email: Events@PASAz.org
Phoenix Astronomical Society
