The solar system By Chris Waring

From humble beginning. The 9 planets Welcome aboard, if you’re seeing this power point then let me say congratulations! We are going to talk about the nine planets in our solar system. There is no gravity up in space like there is on earth.

Knowing the inner planets Mercury- It is closer to the sun, and many people view mercury with a device known as the “telescope”. Venus- It is known as an “inferior planet.” It was also named after the Roman godess of love and beauty. Earth- Home where humans live. And it is the only planet whose name is not derived from Greek or Roman mythology. Mars- This is the planet which is known as “the god of war”. And that it’s red too because it contains iron.

Knowing the outer planets Jupiter- Well let’s say that Jupiter has more moons than any other planet. It has over 50! Jupiter is twice as massive. Saturn- In the roman mythology, Saturn is known as “the god of agriculture”. Uranus- In the ancient Greek deity of heavens, the earliest supreme god. Neptune- In the Roman mythology, it is known as “the sea of god”.

Focusing on Earth’s surface Earth’s surface has 2/3 rds of water. Earth’s surface has 1/3 rds of land. Earth’s five oceans are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and the Arctic. The largest ocean is the Pacific ocean. And the smallest ocean is the Arctic ocean. 70% percent of earth’s fresh water supply is in those two polar ice caps.

Focusing on Mars surface Mars is called the “red planet” because of course it is red. The real reason why mars is called the red planet is because its named after the god of war. Desert regions are the most common feature on mars. The highest mountains on mars are: Olympus, Ascraeus, and Arsia. Mars’s polar ice caps are made of water ice.

Curiosity It is a car sized robotic rover exploring gale crater on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission[MSL]. Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 5:17 UTC. Curiosity discovered carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulphur

More facts about Curiosity The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km[1.5 mi] from the center of the rover’s touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km [350,000,000 mi] journey. The rover’s goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.

How planets are alike All the planets in outer space orbit the Sun in elliptical orbits Venus is retrogade or rotates backwards. Almost all planets[perhaps all if one excludes Pluto] orbit on the same area. They sometimes rotate in the same direction. Mostly some have moons. They all contain mostly in the same elements, except that the closer the planet is to the sun the least matter they tend to have.

How planets are different Planets have different properties because they are different distances and the outer planets are far away from the sun. They are also made of different stuff from Earth. Planets have different colors because they are made up of different things. And also the atmosphere reflects and absorb light. For example, Mercury has a dark gray; rocky surface which is covered with a thick layer of dust.

Conclusion Now that we’ve talked about everything in the solar system and mars and earth’s surface. I think it’s time for a little celebration. I think maybe if you always wanted to go to space, than I think it’s best to learn more about all of the planets. Hope this slide show helped you on your way!