Solar System Łukasz Kowalik MA 42. Gymnasium, Szczecin The sun and its planets

Solar System Sun Animated Solar System Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Planets:

Sun Period of Rotation: 25.4 days at equator, up to 30 days at poles. Mass: 333,000 x that of Earth. Diameter: 870,000 miles (1.4 million kilometres). Temperature: 27 million °F (15 million °C) in core; 11,000°F (6,100°C) at surface. Cambridge dictionary

Sun in pictures

Sun Zones and parts

Mercury DISTANCE FROM SUN: 36 million miles (57.9 million kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 88 days. ROTATION: 59 days. DIAMETER: 3,030 miles (4,878 kilometres). DENSITY: 5.4 x that of water. MASS: 0.06 x that of earth SURFACE TEMPERATURE: 806°F (430°C) on day side, -297°F (-183°C) on night side. Cambridge dictionary

Mercury in pictures

Mercury Parts

Venus DISTANCE FROM SUN: 67.2 million miles (108.2 million kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 225 days. ROTATION: 243 days. DIAMETER: 7,520 miles (12,100 kilometres). DENSITY: 5.2 x that of water. MASS: x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: 850°F (454°C). Cambridge dictionary

Venus in pictures

Venus Parts

Earth DISTANCE FROM SUN: 93 million miles (159 million kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: days. ROTATION: 23.9 hours. DIAMETER: 7,926 miles (12,753 kilometres). DENSITY: 5.5 x that of water. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -128°F (-89°C) to 136°F (57.7°C). Satellite: Cambridge dictionary The Moon

Earth in pictures

Earth Parts

Mars DISTANCE FROM SUN: 141,525,900 miles (227,900,000 kilometres) REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 687 days ROTATION: 24.6 hours DIAMETER: 4,215 mile (6,787 kilometres) DENSITY: 3.9 x that of water MASS: 0.1 x that of Earth SURFACE TEMPERATURE: variable, averages - 85°F (-65°C) Satellites: Cambridge dictionary Phobos Deimos

Mars in pictures

Mars Parts

Jupiter DISTANCE FROM SUN: 484 million miles (778 million kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: years. ROTATION: 9.9 hours. DIAMETER: 88,750 miles (142,800 kilometres). DENSITY: 1.3 x that of water. MASS: 318 x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -236°F (-149°C) at cloud tops. Satellites: Cambridge dictionary Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea and Thebe Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae and Sinope

Jupiter in pictures

Jupiter Parts

Saturn DISTANCE FROM SUN: 887 million miles (1.427 million kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 29.5 years. ROTATION: 10 hours, 14 minutes. DIAMETER: 74,600 miles (120,000 kilometres). DENSITY: 0.7 x that of water. MASS: 95 x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -288°F (-178°C) at cloud tops. Satellites: Pan and AtlasPan and Atlas Prometheus and Pandora Epimetheus JanusPrometheus and PandoraEpimetheusJanus MimasMimas Enceladus Tethys, Telesto and Calypso Dione and HeleneEnceladusTethys, Telesto and CalypsoDione and Helene RheaRhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus PhoebeTitanHyperionIapetusPhoebe Cambridge dictionary

Saturn in pictures

Saturn – Ring Structure

Uranus DISTANCE FROM SUN: 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 84 years. ROTATION: 17.2 hours. DIAMETER: 31,770 miles (51,100 kilometres). DENSITY: 1.3 x that of water. MASS: 14.5 x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -297°F (-183°C) at cloud tops. Cambridge dictionary Satellites: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda and Puck MirandaMiranda Ariel Umbriel Titania OberonArielUmbrielTitaniaOberon Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, and Trinculo

Uranus in pictures

Uranus Parts -Atmosphere - Mantle - Core

Neptune DISTANCE FROM SUN: 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 164 years. ROTATION: 17.2 hours. DIAMETER: 31,770 miles (51,100 kilometres). DENSITY: 1.6 x that of water. MASS: 17 x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -392°F (-200°C) at cloud tops. Satellites: Cambridge dictionary Naiad, Thalassa, Despina and Galatea LarissaLarissa Proteus Triton NereidProteusTritonNereid

Neptune in pictures

Neptune Parts

Pluto DISTANCE FROM SUN: 3.7 billion miles (5.9 billion kilometres). REVOLUTION AROUND SUN: 248 years. ROTATION: 6.4 days. DIAMETER: 1,454 miles (2,340 kilometres). DENSITY: 2x that of water. MASS:.002 x that of Earth. SURFACE TEMPERATURE: -387°F (-233°C) to -351°F (-213°C). Satellites: Cambridge dictionary CharonCharon Nix and HydraNix and Hydra

Pluto in pictures

Pluto Parts

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