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The Solar System

Explore the fascinating solar system and learn about the planets, moons, and other celestial objects. Discover interesting facts about each planet, including their size, atmosphere, and rotation. Uncover the mysteries of the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto. Delve into the wonders of the solar system and expand your knowledge of the universe.

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The Solar System

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  1. The Solar System Not to scale PLUTO (Dwarf Planet) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets. They are also known as terrestrial planets. NEPTUNE URANUS Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are the outer planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are also known as gas giants or Jovian planets. Pluto is a big ball of ice. SATURN MARS JUPITER EARTH VENUS MERCURY SUN Between Mars and Jupiter there is a large number of rocks orbiting the sun. Each rock is known as an ASTEROID. This ring of rocks is called the Asteroid Belt. COMETS OR METEOROIDS

  2. The Moon • Its has about 1/6 the mass of the Earth, therefore it has 1/6 the gravitational pull of the Earth. • It takes 27.32 days to orbit the Earth once. • The gravitational pull of the Moon is responsible for the Earth’s tides. • The surface of the Moon is covered with craters and flatlands. The craters are due to repeated meteorite bombardments while the dark, flatlands are the result of ancient lava flows.

  3. Tides

  4. Mars (Planet) . Atmosphere: Mostly carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon. Size: .149 times the volume of the Earth. Planetary satellites (Moons): 2 Moons Rotation:24 hours, 33 minutes. Revolution: 686.67 days. Temperature: -87 °C to -5 °C

  5. Moons of Mars

  6. Atmosphere: Mostly hydrogen, helium and methane. Size: 1316 times the volume of the Earth. It is the planet with the highest gravity in the solar system. Planetary satellites (Moons): 63 Moons; some of them have been named and some have alphanumeric designations. Rotation:9 hours, 54 minutes Revolution:11.86 Earth years Temperature: -108 °C Jupiter (Planet) Special Feature: The Great Red Spot has existed for at least 100 year. It is a hurricane-like storm on Jupiter. (Galileo reported seeing a similar feature nearly 400 years ago). Three Earths could fit across the Great Red Spot.

  7. Moons of Jupiter

  8. The Galilean satellites of Jupiter

  9. Pluto (Dwarf Planet) Charon Size: .005 the volume of the Earth. It is the planet with the lowest gravity in the solar system. Planetary satellites (Moons): 3 1. Charon 2. Hydra 3. Nix Rotation: -6.39 days (retrograde) Revolution: 247.9 Earth years Temperature: -233 °C

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