Our Solar System Inner Solar System (Terrestrial Planets) Mercury Venus Earth Mars.
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Our Solar System
Inner Solar System(Terrestrial Planets)
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
Evening and Morning Star
Mercury and Venus
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0003/mercurysky_casado_big.jpg
Mercury
Mercury Year = 88 Earth Days
Mercury Day = 59 Earth Days
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9612/mercury2_mariner10_big.gif
Surface of Mercury
•Mercury has no atmosphere
•Water on Mercury? Possibly.
•Composition = Heavy Elements
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0002/merc4_m10_big.gif
Solar Energy
Temperature = 662 to -274 degrees Fahrenheit
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9911/mercury_1600_trace.gif
•Distance From Sun = 0.387 AU
• Earth Mass = .055
• Diameter = .383
• Tilt = .5
•Distance From Sun = 0.387 AU
• Earth Mass = .055
• Diameter = .383
• Tilt = .5
Venus
Venus Year = 225 Earth Days
Venus Day = 243 Earth Days
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/venus_galileo.gif
Surface of Venus
Atmosphere
• Mostly Carbon Dioxide
• 3% Nitrogen
• Sulfuric Acid Droplets
Composition = Heavy Elements
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0105/venus_greenbank_big.jpg
Solar EnergyTemperature = 860 degrees Farhenheit
Water on Venus? NO (evaporated)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/maat_mons.gif
•Distance From Sun = 0.723 AU
• Earth Mass = .815
• Diameter = .949
• Tilt = 177.3
EarthEarth Year = 365 days
Earth Day = 24 hours
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010204.html
Surface of Earth
Atmosphere• 78% Nitrogen• 21% Oxygen• 1% Other Gases
Composition = Heavy Elements
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980204.html
Solar Energy
Temperature = 140 to -130 degrees Fahrenheit
Water on Earth? Yes (liquid , solid, & gas)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000131.html
•Distance From Sun = 1 AU
• Earth Mass = 1
• Diameter = 1
• Tilt = 23.45
Mars
Mars Year = 1.88 Earth Years
Mars Day = 24.5 Earth Hours
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011017.html
Surface of Mars
Atmosphere
• 95% Carbon Dioxide
• 5% Nitrogen
Composition = Heavy Elements
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010721.html
Solar Energy
Temperature = 70 to -220 degrees Fahrenheit
Water on Mars? Yes (frozen)
http://physics1.byu.edu/christensen/Physics%20127/Images/Mars.html
•Distance From Sun = 1.524 AU
• Earth Mass = .107
• Diameter = .553
• Tilt = 25.19
Asteroid Belt
• Divides the Inner and Outer Planets
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010211.html
Outer Solar System(Jovian Planets)
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
Solar Wind
• Energetic particles that escape from the sun.
• When the solar system formed, the solar wind pushed the lighter elements (hydrogen and Helium) further from the sun.
• Earth is protected by its magnetic field
Jupiter
Jupiter Year = 12 Earth Years
Jupiter Day = 9 hours and 55 minutes
Surface of Jupiter
Atmosphere
• 75% Hydrogen
• 24 % Helium
• 1% Other Gases
Temperature = -162 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops
305 degrees Fahrenheit 120 mi. below clouds
Composition
• Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & Helium
• Liquid Methane, Ammonia, & Water
• Heavy Element Core
Water on Jupiter? = Yes (Liquid & Gas)
•Distance From Sun = 5.203 AU
• Earth Mass = 317.83
• Diameter = 11.209
• Tilt = 3.12
Saturn
Saturn Year = 29.37 Earth Years
Saturn Day = 10.5 Earth Hours
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980118.html
Surface of Saturn
Atmosphere 96% Hydrogen 3 % Helium 1% Other Gases
Temperature = -292 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops
Composition Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & Helium Liquid Methane, Ammonia, & Water Heavy Element Core
Water on Saturn? = Yes (Liquid & Gas)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950730.html
•Distance From Sun = 9.554 AU
• Earth Mass = 95.16
• Diameter = 9.449
• Tilt = 26.73
Uranus
Uranus Year = 83.75 Earth Years
Uranus Day = 17.24 Earth Hours
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010826.html
Surface of Uranus
Atmosphere 84% Hydrogen 14% Helium 2% Methane
Temperature = -360 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990531.html
Composition Liquid Molecular Hydrogen & Helium Highly Compressed Water Heavy Element Core
Water on Uranus? = Yes (Liquid)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971126.html
•Distance From Sun = 19.22 AU
• Earth Mass = 14.5
• Diameter = 4.007
• Tilt = 97.86
Neptune
Neptune Year = 163.73 Earth YearsNeptune Day = 16.11 Earth Hours
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/neptune_vg2.gif
Atmosphere 84% Hydrogen 14% Helium 2% Methane
Temperature = -360 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops
Surface of Neptune
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991005.html
Composition Liquid Molecular Hydrogen &
Helium Highly Compressed Water Heavy Element Core
Water on Neptune? = Yes (Liquid)
•Distance From Sun = 30.11 AU
• Earth Mass = 17.204
• Diameter = 3.883
• Tilt = 29.56
Historical Planets
• Pluto
Pluto
Pluto Year = 248 Earth YearsPluto Day = 6.39 Earth Days
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990213.html
Surface of Pluto
Atmosphere = Very Thin • Nitrogen• Carbon Monoxide
Temperature = -387 degrees Fahrenheit
Composition Frozen Ices of Methane, Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Water, & Heavy Element Rocks
Water on Pluto? Yes (Solid)
Two New Moons of Pluto?
•Distance From Sun = 39.54 AU
• Earth Mass = .002
• Diameter = .18
• Tilt = 118
Xena & Gabrielle
10th Planet???
1.5 times as big as Pluto