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Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Closest to the sun. Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”. ROCK. METAL CORE. Mercury. Mercury. Almost no atmosphere and no water It is so small, it’s gravity can not hold the atmosphere around it.
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Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. • Closest to the sun. • Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS” ROCK METAL CORE
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
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…
Olympus Mon Valles Marineris Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom