Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

- Closest to the sun.- Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”

METAL CORE

ROCK

Mercury

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

Venus

Weather Report: CLOUDY… EVERY DAY !!!Runaway Greenhouse…

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°

Rotation is Funky…

Mars

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Olympus MonOlympus Mon

Valles MarinerisValles Marineris

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Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom