Solar System Planets

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SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS

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Powerpoint presentation discussing six of the planets in our solar system: Earth, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Pluto. The presentation includes credible information on the above planets which include - descriptions, moons, rings, sizes and interesting facts. Images and references are provided. Collaborated by Ash Bell, Catherine Bond, Charlie Miles, Olivia McMillan, Paige Harrington and Phil Rodis of Swinburne University of Technology, 2014.

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SOLAR SYSTEM PLANETS

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INTRODUCTION

The words solar system refer to the sun and all of the objects that travel around it -- planets, natural satellites such as the moon, asteroid belt,

comets, and meteoroids. The sun, the center of our solar system, holds eight planets and countless smaller objects in its orbit. (NASA 2014)

The Solar System (NASA 2014)

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EARTHDescription

(Imgur, 2014)

The Earth is the third planet from the Sun and is the only known planet to have life. Of all the planets in the solar system, the earth is the densest. (May, 1988)

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EARTHWater

(Hdwallpapers.in, 2014)

The planet Earth is predominantly water, with 70% of its surface covered in water. This water from the ocean makes up 97% of the worlds total water storage. (Noaa.gov, 2014)

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EARTHHuman Population

(China-mike.com, 2014)

There are currently 7.2 billion humans living on earth. The population rate of growth is currently at 1.14%, at it’s highest point, the population was growing at a rate of 2%, this was in the late 1960’s.

China is the most heavily populated country on earth, followed closely by India.

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EARTHInteresting Fact

(Imgur, 2014)

At the southern tip of the earth there are vast glaciers, which stretch over 14 kilometres. This area controls the weather patterns across the Earth, and is known as Antarctica. (Arcticantarcticcollection.com,2014)

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SATURN

Saturn(Stock Free Images 2014)

Description

Saturn, commonly known as the planet with the rings is the 6th planet from the sun and is made up of gas predominantly hydrogen and helium.

Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system and has a mass 95 times greater than our planet earth. (NASA 2014)

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SATURN

Enhanced view of Saturn’s rings(NASA 2014)

Rings

Saturn has always been famous for is dynamic and intriguing ring system, which was first discovered through a telescope in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. (Cain 2013)

Saturn has a ring system composed of several bands with several divisions between them [NASA 2014]. Saturn’s rings are mostly made up of icy particles and are the biggest and densest compared to the rings of other planets. (Hadhazy 2011)

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SATURN

The night side of Titan, obtained by Voyager 2(NASA 2014)

Moons

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon and is the second largest moon in the solar system.

The sheer size of this enormous moon actually disrupts the orbits of its neighbouring moons (NASA 2014).

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SATURNInteresting facts

It has been discovered that the some of the conditions on Saturn’s moons are similar to conditions on Earth (NASA 2014).

The age of Saturn’s rings is unknown. Is possible the rings have been around for 4.54 billion years although some parts of the rings appear as young as 100 million years old (Cain 2013).

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MARSDescription

Planet Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System.

The iron oxide on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. (NASA, 2001)

Mars’ surface features are reminiscent of the Moon, volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth. (Yeager, 2008)

Inside Planet Mars (Space.com 2012)

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MARSHow big is Mars?

Mars has a diameter at the equator of 4,221 miles (6,792 kilometres), which is only slightly more than half the size of Earth's.

Mars's lower density makes the planet only about a 10th as massive as Earth. (Britannica, 2014)

Mars Earth Comparison (Rhorning 2012)

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MARSMoons

Mars has two moons, Phobos (means “fear”) and Deimos (means “terror”), and they are small and rocky.

Both moons are so small that their gravity is too weak to pull them into spherical shapes.(Britannia 2014)

Color image of Phobos and Deimos to rough scale (Mars Reconnaissance 2009)

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MARSInteresting Facts

Because of its closeness to the sun, Mars has the most violent dust storms out of any planet on the solar system.

The pressure is so low on Mars that any human would literally boil to death instantly.(Space Access 2014)

Colonizing the Planet Mars (Buzzle 2011)

10 Interesting Facts about Mars (Buzzle 2011)

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JUPITERDescription

Jupiter Globe(NASA, 2011)

Jupiter, the largest most massive planet in our solar system, is the 6th planet from the Sun (NASA, 2014). It is a gas giant, made up of mostly hydrogen and helium – similar to the Sun (NASA, 2014).

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JUPITERMoons

Galilean Family Portrait(NASA, 2011)

Jupiter has 50 moons and 17 yet to be confirmed. (NASA, 2014)

The 4 largest moons are Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. Galileo Galilei discovered them in 1610 (NASA, 2014).

Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, is the only known moon to have a magnetic field. (Choi, C., 2010)

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JUPITERAppearance

Jupiter’s Violent Storms(NASA, 1979)

Colourful cloud bands and spots of reds, pinks and oranges cover Jupiter’s surface (Choi, C., 2010).

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a violent storm nearly 3 times the size of Earth that has been raging for more than 300 years (NASA, 2014).

Jupiter has 3 faint rings, which were discovered by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979 (Choi, C., 2010).

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JUPITER

Interesting facts

Jupiter Portrait(NASA, 2000)

Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our solar system, with 1 day on Jupiter taking just 10 hours (NASA, 2014).

The pressure at Jupiter’s core has compressed hydrogen gas to liquid, giving Jupiter the largest ocean in the solar system (NASA, 2014).

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VENUSVenus is the second planet from the Sun and the sixth largest.

It's orbit is the mot circular of that of any planet. Venus gets its name from the Goddess of love and beauty. It has been viewed since prehistoric times and is one of the brightest objects in the sky, apart from the sun and moon.

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VENUSSize

Of all the terrestrial planets, Venus has the densest atmosphere of all and it is composed of carbon dioxide, because of the fact that it has no carbon cycle to help put the carbon back into its rocks and surface features. Venus is only slightly smaller than earth, being 12,103.6 km in diameter and it's mass of 4.869e24 kg.

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VENUSLanding

More than 20 spacecraft's have landed on Venus. The first being the Mariner 2 in 1962. The Venera 9 landed in 1975 and was the first spacecraft to return the first photographs of the surface.

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VENUSInteresting Facts

It is referred to as the morning start and evening star, being the brightest of all planets.

There are strong (350 mph) winds at the cloud tops but winds at the surface are very slow, no more than a few kilometres per hour. (Britannica, 2014)

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PLUTODescription

Pluto was discovered by American Astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh in 1930. Pluto was identified as the 9th planet from the Sun and was also the smallest.

Space Telescope Science Institute, Graphics Dept

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PLUTO

Climate

Pluto has and extremely cold climate with temperatures ranging from 375 to 400 below zero.

Gravity

The gravity on Pluto is approximately one fifteenth the gravity of earth. This means that a person weighing 90kg on Earth would weigh 6.2kg on Pluto.

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PLUTO

Satelite Observations

In 2006 NASA launched a satellite with a destination of Pluto. This is the first of its kind and is named New Horizons.

New Horizons will reach Pluto in 2015 and will study the surface of the Planet and its orbiting moons.

An artist's drawing shows the New Horizons spacecraft as it nears Pluto. The moon Charon is in the distance.Image Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwes

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PLUTO

Pluto has 5 known moons orbiting it. These moons were not discovered at once and in fact the latest discovered moon of Pluto was found 34 years after the first.

• Charon (1978)• Nix and Hydra (2005)• Kerberos (2011)• Styx (2012)

Moons

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CONCLUSION

The planets in our solar system range in size from small, rocky worlds to gigantic balls of gas

and ice. Orbiting these planets is a variety of moons that vary from asteroid-sized chunks of

rock to planet-sized spheres with their own atmospheres. Each of our planets has significant

characteristics, which makes each planet as special as the other.

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INTRODUCTION REFERENCES

NASA. 2014. Solar System Exploration. [ONLINE] Available at: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=SolarSys. [Accessed 14 September 14].

NASA, (2014), Our Solar System [ONLINE]. Available at: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=19046 [Accessed 14 September 14].

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EARTH REFERENCESArcticantarcticcollection.com, (2014). South Pole, North Pole Differences, Poland Differences, Arctic, Antarctic Differences, Arctic & Antarctica Similarities. [online] Available at: http://www.arcticantarcticcollection.com/polardifferences.htm [Accessed 2 Sep. 2014].

China-mike.com, (2014). China facts: MEGA-CITIES & URBANIZATION | 2011-2012 statistics & info. [online] Available at: http://www.china-mike.com/facts-about-china/facts-urbanization-cities/ [Accessed 3 Sep. 2014].

Hdwallpapers.in, (2014). Life Under the Ocean Wallpapers | HD Wallpapers. [online] Available at: http://www.hdwallpapers.in/life_under_the_ocean-wallpapers.html [Accessed 3 Sep. 2014].

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EARTH REFERENCESImgur, (2014). Planet Earth - Imgur. [online] Available at: http://imgur.com/gallery/ER8AqK4 [Accessed 3 Sep. 2014].

MAY, R. (1988). How Many Species Are There on Earth?. Science, [online] 241(4872), pp.1441-1449. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.241.4872.1441 [Accessed 2 Sep. 2014].

Noaa.gov, (2014). NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Ocean. [online] Available at: http://www.noaa.gov/ocean.html [Accessed 2 Sep. 2014].

Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov, (2014). Earth Fact Sheet. [online] Available at: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/earthfact.html [Accessed 2 Sep. 2014].

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SATURN REFERENCESNASA 2014, Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Overview, NASA, viewed 25 August 2014, <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn>

NASA 2014, Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Facts and Figures, NASA, viewed 25 August 2014, <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Facts>

Cain, F 2013, Interesting facts about Saturn, Universe Today, viewed 30 August 2014, <http://www.universetoday.com/15418/interesting-facts-about-saturn>

NASA 2014, Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Rings, NASA, viewed 30 August 2014, <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Rings>

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SATURN REFERENCES

NASA 2014, Solar system Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Moons, NASA, viewed 30 August 2014, <http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Sats>

Jelaga 2009, ‘Saturn: HD-Planet’ [image], Stock Illustrations, Free Images, retrieved 25 August 2014, <http://www.freeimages.com/photo/1224251>

NASA 2014, ‘Inset Saturn Rings’ [image], Solar System Exploration, NASA, retrieved 25 August 2014, <https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/images/inset-saturn-rings-large.jpg>

NASA 1999, ‘Night side of Saturn’ [image], Space Images, NASA, retrieved 29 August 2014,<http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA01393>

Hadhazy, A 2011, The Greatest Mysteries of Saturn, Live Science, viewed 30 August 2014, <http://www.livescience.com/33424-greatest-mysteries-saturn-cosmos.html>

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MARS REFERENCESNASA. (2001). The Lure of Hematite.Available: Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars. Last accessed 2nd Sept 2014.

Yeager, A. (2008). Impact May Have Transformed Mars. Available: Http://gravity.wikia.com/wiki/Mars#cite_note-northcratersn-0. Last accessed 2nd Sept 2014.

Britannica . (2014). Mars. Available: Http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-273921/Mars. Last accessed 2nd Sept 2014.

RHorning, (2012), Mars Earth Comparison [ONLINE]. Available at: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Mars_Earth_Comparison.png/150px-Mars_Earth_Comparison.png [Accessed 04 September 14].

Space.com, (2012), Inside Planet Mars [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.space.com/images/i/393/i02/mars-planet-profile-101111-02.jpg?1289849111 [Accessed 04 September 14].

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MARS REFERENCESBritannica . (2014). Mars. Available: Http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-215029/Mars. Last accessed 2nd Sept 2014.

Mars Reconnaissance , (2009), Color image of Phobos and Deimos to rough scale [ONLINE]. Available at: http://freethoughtblogs.com/zingularity/files/2013/08/MarsMoons.jpg [Accessed 02 September 14].Space Access. (2014). 10 Facts on Mars.Available: Http://www.spaceaccess.net/10-facts-on-mars/. Last accessed 3rd Sept 2014.

Buzzle, (2011), 10 Facts about Mars [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/468705-53530-7.jpg [Accessed 04 September 14].

Buzzle, (2011), Colonizing the Planet Mars [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/267159-2357-11.jpg [Accessed 04 September 14].

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JUPITER REFERENCESChoi, Charles Q. (2010). Jupiter: Largest Planet of the Solar System. [online]. Retrieved from http://www.space.com/16080-solar-system-planets.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (1979). Jupiter’s Violent Storms. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=13347

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (2000). Jupiter Portrait. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=342

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (2011). Galilean Family Portrait. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=2098

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JUPITER REFERENCESNational Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (2011). Jupiter Globe. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=9523

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (2014). Jupiter: Read more. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Jupiter&Display=OverviewLong

National Aeronautics and Space Administrations. (2014). Jupiter: Overview. [online]. Retrieved from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=342

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VENUS REFERENCEShttp://www.planetsofthesolarsystem.net/venus.html (last updated January 2nd 2014)

http://nineplanets.org/venus.html (last updated August 14th 2014)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus ("Venus: Facts & Figures". NASA. Retrieved 2007-04-12)

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Venus (last updated April 2014)

"Venus." Compton's by Britannica. Britannica Online for Kids.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2014. Web. 8  Sept.  2014.<http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9345007/Venus>.

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PLUTO REFERENCESNational Aeronautica and Space Administrations. (2012) What is Pluto? http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-pluto-k4.html#.VA4lY8KSwpU

Space Facts, (2014) Pluto Facts. http://space-facts.com/pluto/

Spacefacts.com (2012) Pluto: The Dwarf was a planet. Charles Q Choi. http://www.space.com/43-pluto-the-ninth-planet-that-was-a-dwarf.html