1. By: Katrina Rackham Science 2015
Our Solar System
By: Katrina Rackham
Science 2015

2. Mercury It is the second hottest planet
A year in Mercury is about 88 days
Mercury is the smallest planet
It’s confirmed that it has no moons or rings

3. Venus Only planet names after female
Actually hottest planet in our solar system
Similar in size and mass to earth
It rotates counter-clock wise
No known moons

4. Earth Only planet not named after a Greek god
(approximately) billion people on earth (2013)
One third of Earth is desert
Lost 40% of wildlife in the past 40 years
About 22,000 manmade objects orbiting Earth

5. Mars It has two known moons Doesn’t have magnetic field
Has the tallest mountain in the solar system
Major dust storms accrues
Pieces of the planet have been found on Earth

6. Jupiter Has 67 known moons
Shortest day of all the planets (9 hours and 55 minutes)
The surface temperature is around -108c
Largest planet in solar system
You could fit 100 Earth’s in the red spot

7. Saturn It’s flattest planet Saturn orbits the sun It’s a gas planet
A day on Saturn is 10.7 hours
The root word for Saturn is Saturday

8. Uranus Has about 27 known moons
Takes one trip around the Sun every 84 years
Coldest planet
The planet was discovered in 1781
Every 17 hours and 14 minutes it rotates on it’s axis

9. Neptune Has around 14 moons Spins on it’s axis quickly
Atmosphere made up of helium, hydrogen and methane
Can’t support life on the planet
Has about five rings

10. Bibliography http://theplanets.org/mercury/

11. Bibliography http://www.space.com/ http://space-facts.com/uranus/