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The Solar System
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The Solar System
9 Planets
165 Moons
1 Star
Way too many asteroids to count
But what does it look like?
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The Solar System
Is this how it really looks?
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Close. But not quite correct.Let’s look at the solar system,
but let’s look at it one body at a time
What is at the center of our solar system?
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The Sun
• The star at the center of our solar system• 110 times larger in diameter than the earth• 99.8% of all the mass in the solar system
• The star at the center of our solar system• 110 times larger in diameter than the earth• 99.8% of all the mass in the solar system
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What are the names of the planets?Now, on to the planets
1.Mercury2.Venus3.Earth4.Mars5.Jupiter6.Saturn7.Uranus8.Neptune9.Pluto
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Let’s take a look at the planets…
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Mercury• First planet from the sun• No Moons• Almost no atmosphere• 88 Earth days to orbit the sun• Rocky planet
• Named for the Roman God Mercury, the winged messenger
Symbol
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Venus• Second planet from the sun• Covered in a heavy atmosphere• 88 Earth days to orbit the sun• No Moons• Rocky planet
• Named for the Roman Goddess Venus, the goddess of Love and Beauty
Symbol
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Earth• Third planet from the sun• 365 days to orbit the sun • One Moon• Rocky planet
Symbol
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Mars• Fourth planet from the sun• 687 Earth days to orbit the sun• Covered in a thin atmosphere • Two Moons• Rocky planet
• Named for the Roman God Mars, the God of War
Symbol
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Jupiter• Fifth planet from the sun• Largest planet in the solar system• 11.8 Earth years to orbit the sun• 63 Moons• Gas Giant planet• Thin rings
• Named for the Roman God Jupiter, the King of the Gods
Symbol
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Saturn• Sixth planet from the sun• 29.5 Earth Years to orbit the sun• 56 Moons• Large ring system• Gas giant planet
• Named for the Roman God Saturn, the God of Farming
Symbol
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Uranus• Seventh planet from
the sun• 84.7 Earth years to
orbit the sun• 27 Moons• Gas Giant planet
• Seventh planet from the sun
• 84.7 Earth years to orbit the sun
• 27 Moons• Gas Giant planet
• Named for the Greek God Uranus, the God of the Sky
Symbol
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Neptune• Eighth planet from
the sun• 164 Earth years to
orbit the sun• 13 Moons• Gas Giant planet
• Eighth planet from the sun
• 164 Earth years to orbit the sun
• 13 Moons• Gas Giant planet
• Named for the Roman God Neptune, the God of the Sea
Symbol
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Pluto• Ninth planet from the sun• 367 Earth Years to orbit the sun• 3 Moons• Rocky planet
• Named for the Roman and Greek God Pluto, the God of the Underworld
Symbol
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The Solar System to ScaleThe Solar System to Scale
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What are some tools people use to look at
the planets?
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Small Telescopes!
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BIG Telescopes!
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Space Telescopes!
Hubble Space Telescope
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Satellites!
Cassini Huygens
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The End!