Since a kid, I lovingly referred to the following mnemonic device when I was trying to remember the physical order of the planets in the solar system:
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
That's a lot of pizza. Everyone who learned the planetary order in this way must have had a fantastic pizza party! Alas, Pluto is now considered not to be an official planet anymore; it is generally classified as a dwarf or minor planet at best. Therefore, the mnemonic below is now my go-to whenever I think Earth is closer to the Sun than Venus:
My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles*
* Or, depending on where you live in the world, feel free to substitute noodles (or nachos) for any food starting with the letter N!
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