1. THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
SIZE COMPARISON:
MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS

2. MERCURY

3. VENUS
Surface of Venus
2012 “transit of Venus” in front of Sun

4. EARTH
Earth’s atmosphere
“Earthrise” on the moon
Signs of life!

5. MARS

6. THE “GAS GIANTS”
SIZE COMPARISON:
JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE

7. JUPITER – The largest planet
The “Galilean Moons”
The “Great Red Spot”

8. SATURN
Complex structure
of rings

9. URANUS
Tipped on its side –
kind of rolls along

10. NEPTUNE
The “Great Dark Spot”
a huge storm

11. SIZE COMPARISON – all planets