The Solar System By: Laura Brink EDU 290 11:00
What Is The Solar System? The solar system is everything that orbits around the sun. Including the planets, comets, and asteroids. Split into Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars And Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and “Pluto”
The Sun Center of our Universe Largest object in our Solar System Every planet orbits the Sun
Mercury Closest planet to sun Covered with wrinkles and craters 1 day on mercury = 58-1/2 earth days Mercury has no moon 36 million miles from the sun
Venus 2nd closest to sun Many volcanoes and mountains Actually warmer than mercury Very, very dry, almost no water No moons 67 million miles from the sun
Earth 3rd planet from the sun 30% covered by land 70% covered by water Earth has one moon 93 million miles from the sun
Mars 4th planet from sun “Red Planet” 2 moons Contains the solar systems largest volcano 142 million miles from the sun
Jupiter 5th planet from the sun Largest planet in the solar system Very stormy planet No solid surface, all gas 50 official moons, 12 unofficial moons 483 million miles from sun
Saturn 6th planet from sun 7 rings Rings made up of ice, dust, and rocks 53 official moons, 9 unofficial moons 888 million miles from sun
Uranus 7th planet from sun Only planet that spins on its side Surface believed to be a huge ocean that is 5000 degrees Fahrenheit Also has rings surrounding it 27 moons 1784 million miles
Neptune 8th planet from sun Blue planet with white clouds Very windy 13 moons 2794 million miles from sun
Pluto 9th “planet” from sun Because it is so small in 2006 it was changed from planet to dwarf planet, so it is not considered part of our solar system anymore 3 moons 3647 million miles
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Extra information about the Solar System Comet Comets –mixture of ices (both water and frozen gases) and dust Asteroid Belt– seperates the two parts of the solar system. Made up of small rock formations Asteroid belt
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