The Solar System

Contents of the Solar System

• The Sun• 8 Planets• Asteroids• Satellites• Comets• Stars

The Sun• A Star• Made of many different scorching gases• Center of our solar system• Allows for life on Earth• 864,000 miles wide• Red Giant/White Dwarf

The 8 Planets• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter • Saturn• Uranus• Neptune

Mercury

• First planet from Sun• Craters• Temperature: -279/801 F• 87. 97 days per orbit• No moons• 3032 miles diameter

Venus

• Volcanic activity• Permanent greenhouse effect• 7519.834 miles diameter• 224.70 days orbit• No moons

Earth

• Only known planet with life• Water• 7917.512 miles diameter• 365.26 day orbit• One moon (Luna)

Mars (Red Planet)

• Cold desert world• Olympus Mons• Dust Storms/Water• 687 day orbit• 4222 mile diameter• 2 Moons

Asteroids

• Rocky Remains• Formation of Solar System• Size• 90,000 asteroids• Asteroid belt

Jupiter

• Largest Planet• Failed Star• Great Red Spot• 88846 mile diameter• 4331 day orbit• 63 moons

Saturn

• Rings• Hydrogen and Helium

ball• Fast winds/Extensive

Heat• 74989 mile diameter• 10759 day orbit• 52 Moons

Uranus

• Color/Methane gas• Rotational axis• 31764 mile diameter• 30687 day orbit• 27 Moons

Neptune

• Mathematic Predictions• Color/ Methane gas• Hurricane-like storms• 30776 mile diameter• 60190 day orbit• 13 Moons

Comets• Rock and Ice• Small Town/Size• Approach Sun/Tails• Dust and gas trail• Sun Illuminates

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