Lost In Space Rachel Cazier’s 6 th Grade Class Click on the Pictures to go to the next slide

Your Mission! Your task is to use the information below to find which planet the lost Voyager 6 spaceship is studying. Last Facts Reported: – Average orbital distance from Mars is over 2,500 million kilometers. – It will take more than 29 earth years and less than 200 earth years to make a complete orbit around the sun. – The average temperature of the planet it is studying is - 214oC. – The main components of the planet's atmosphere are helium, hydrogen, and methane – The inclination of the planet's orbit to the ecliptic is less than 1o. The Spaceship will bring you back to this page if you need to look at the clues again

Voyager 6 is studying one of these planets. Use the information on the next slides to see which planet it is. Click these planets to learn about them Clicking the planets on the other slides will bring you back here Mr. Rocketman will take you to the next part when you have figured out the answer

Mercury – First Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : 57.9 Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : 88 Days Equatorial Diameter : 4,880 Kilometers Atmosphere : Virtually None Moons : 0 Rings : 0 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 7 Eccentricity of Orbit :.206 Rotation Period : 59 Days Inclination of Axis : Near 0

Venus – Second Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : Days Equatorial Diameter : 12,100 Kilometers Atmosphere : Carbon Dioxide Moons : 0 Rings : 0 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 3.7 Eccentricity of Orbit :.007 Rotation Period : 243 Days Retrograde Inclination of Axis : 177.2

Earth – Third Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : Days Equatorial Diameter : 12,756 Kilometers Atmosphere : Nitrogen, Oxygen Moons : 1 Rings : 0 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 0 Eccentricity of Orbit :.017 Rotation Period : 23 hr. 56 min. Inclination of Axis : 23 ~ 27’

Mars – Fourth Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : 687 Days Equatorial Diameter : 6,794 Kilometers Atmosphere : Carbon Dioxide Moons : 2 Rings : 0 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.9~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.093 Rotation Period : 24 hr. 31 min. Inclination of Axis : 25~12’

Jupiter – Fifth Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : years Equatorial Diameter : 143,200 Kilometers Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium Moons : 16 Rings : 3 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.3~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.048 Rotation Period : 9 hr. 55 min. Inclination of Axis : 3~5’

Saturn – Sixth Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : 1,427 Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : years Equatorial Diameter : 120,000 Kilometers Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium Moons : 18 Rings : 1,000 (?) Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 2.5~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.056 Rotation Period : 10 hr. 40 min. Inclination of Axis : 26~44’

Uranus – Seventh Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : 2,871 Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : 84 years Equatorial Diameter : 51,800 Kilometers Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium, Methane Moons : 15 Rings : 11 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 0.8~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.046 Rotation Period : 17.2 hr. Retrograde Inclination of Axis : 97~55’

Neptune – Eighth Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : 4,497 Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : 165 years Equatorial Diameter : 49,528 Kilometers Atmosphere : Hydrogen, Helium, Methane Moons : 8 Rings : 2 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 1.8~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.009 Rotation Period : 16 hr. 1 min. Inclination of Axis : 28~48’

Pluto – Ninth Planet from the Sun Distance from the Sun : 5,914 Million Kilometers Period of Revolution : 248 years Equatorial Diameter : ~2,330 Kilometers Atmosphere : Methane (?) Moons : 1 Rings : 0 Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic : 17.1~ Eccentricity of Orbit :.248 Rotation Period : 6 days 9 hr. 18 min. Inclination of Axis : 120~

Which Planet is it?. MercuryVenusEarth Mars JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune Pluto

Try Again Oops! Try again! Mr. Rocketman will take you back to the solar system to take another look at the planets again to find the right answer

Good Job! Voyager 6 is studying Uranus!

You Win! Congratulations! You found Voyager 6, and learned a lot about all of the planets in our solar system! Click on the A+ and print out your certificate to turn into class. A+ Now watch this video to learn more!

Here’s a Video about the Planets End Credits

References Sixth Grade Science – Standard 3, Objective 1 d=636 d=636 – The Solar System Song