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The Solar System By Hannah Lee Eaton Astronomy Per. 2

The Solar System By Hannah Lee Eaton Astronomy Per. 2. Mercury. Closest Planet to the Sun. Atmosphere made primarily of Carbon Dioxide, Argon and Nitrogen. Named after the Roman messenger of the gods. Takes 88 days to orbit the Sun .

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The Solar System By Hannah Lee Eaton Astronomy Per. 2

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  1. The Solar System By Hannah Lee EatonAstronomy Per. 2

  2. Mercury • Closest Planet to the Sun. • Atmosphere made primarily of Carbon Dioxide, Argon and Nitrogen. • Named after the Roman messenger of the gods. • Takes 88 days to orbit the Sun. • Has a small magnetic field whose strength is about 1% of Earth’s. • Has no known satellites • Has no plate tectonics.

  3. Venus • 2nd planet from the sun. • Normally referred to as the Morning Star and Evening Star • Atmosphere mainly made of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. • Named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love. In Babylonian mythology, it is the goddess Ishtar. • Shows phases through a telescope. • No magnetic field, and no satellites.

  4. Earth • The only planet not named after a Greek or Roman deity. • Currently the only planet that supports life. • Densest planet in the solar system. • Only one known satellite. The Moon. • Divided into several layers that have distinct chemical and seismic properties. The chart below shows the depths of the layers in KM. • 0- 40 Crust • 40- 400 Upper mantle • 400- 650 Transition region • 650-2700 Lower mantle • 2700-2890 D'' layer • 2890-5150 Outer core • 5150-6378 Inner core

  5. Mars

  6. Jupiter

  7. Saturn

  8. Uranus

  9. Neptune

  10. The End………….

  11. Wait, what? You think I forgot a planet? …….. Oh yeah! I did forget something

  12. What makes a planet? The reason why Pluto is no longer considered a planet

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