1. ROCK METAL CORE Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
Closest to the sun.
Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”
ROCK
METAL CORE

2. Mercury

3. Mercury Almost no atmosphere and no water
It is so small, it’s gravity can not hold the atmosphere around it.
It has the greatest temperature range of all planets.
The side facing the sun = HOT
The side away from sun = COLD
The core has cooled causing the surface to shrink and crack.
HOT
COLD

4. Venus

5. Venus Rotation is Funky… The Atmosphere: Thick
Mostly Carbon Dioxide
So much it would crush us.
This thick atmosphere of greenhouse gasses trap so much heat it is 870°
Weather Report: CLOUDY… EVERY DAY !!!
Runaway Greenhouse…

6. Mars

7. Olympus Mon
Valles Marineris
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