1. The Solar System
By : Kendra Myers

2. The Inner Planets Venus Mercury Mars Earth
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. the color of mercury is a grayish blue sometimes and rarely is ever orangish red. The surface is like a rocky surface.
slightly smaller than Earth. The atmosphere of Venus made up mainly of carbon dioxide.
Its size is
It also features gravity similar to that of Earth.
Venus is surrounded by clouds consisting of mercury, ferric chloride hydrocarbons and sulphuric acid. These clouds create the most corrosive acid rain found anywhere in our solar system.
Venus
Mercury
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is the last inner planet. It is home to the largest volcano in our solar system.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It’s where we live (Of course!) It’s the only planet with water. It has one moon.
Mars
Earth
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3. The Outer Planets Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. It has 64 moons and is completely made of gas. That red spot is a giant hurricane spinning right now!
Saturn is the second biggest planet. It has 24 horizontal rings and 52 moons.
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has 27 moons and 13 vertical rings. The fact that the rings are vertical is awesome!
Neptune is the furthest planet from the Sun. It has 13 moons and 9 rings. It is the coldest planet.
Uranus
Neptune
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4. Earth’s Surface Antarctica: all ice and snow
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Antarctica: all ice and snow
Africa: longest river in the world; the Nile 4,180 mi
Australia: Only continent completely surrounded by water
Asia: Mt. Everest highest altitude in world; 29,029 ft
Europe: Surrounded by; Arctic & Atlantic Oceans, and Mediterranean, Black, Baltic, North,& Caspian Seas
North America: Grand Canyon, the deepest valley; 5,702.4 ft deep 277 miles long
South America: deepest canyon, Cotahuas Canyon; 11, ft deep
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5. South America North America Antarctica Australia Europe Africa Asia
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6. Mar's
Surface
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7. Mar’s Surface Craters are the most common topographical feature
Called the “Red Planet” because of it is redish-orange hue (color)
Southern hemisphere has lots of craters
Northern hemisphere has lava filled plains
Has two continents: Utopia Planitia (plain of Utopia) and Arabia Terra (land of Arabia)
Three dark spots that look like seas, were called: Mare Erythaeum, Mare Sirenum, & Aurorae Sinus
Mar’s Surface
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8. Curiosity Curiosity is over 1 year old Is the third Mars Rover
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Curiosity is over 1 year old
Is the third Mars Rover
Travels 660ft a day!!!
Curiosity
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9. What has Curiosity Found?
Carbon hydrogen
Oxygen
Sulfur
Phosphorus
ALL THE ELEMENTS NEEDED FOR LIFE!!!!
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10. How Earth and Mars Are Alike.
Both have volcanoes, canyons, valleys, continents, ice caps, rocks, soil, mountains, southern hemispheres, northern hemispheres
Both have a least one moon
Both don’t have any rings
Both have nicknames having to do with their color (The Blue Planet; The Red Planet)
Both seem to be having global warming issues
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11. How Earth and Mars are Different
Has water
Has living organisms
One moon
Has seas and oceans
Closer to the Sun and shorter orbit
Two moons
NO water
Deserted
Half the size of Earth
Colder
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