Confessions of a Pluto Hater Megan K. Pickett Associate Professor of Physics Lawrence University 14 November 2006.
The Jovian Planets Jupiter Saturn (from Cassini probe) Uranus Neptune (roughly to scale) Earth.
15 February 2005AST 2010: Chapter 101 The Giant Planets.
Our Solar System. Our solar system in order from the sun 1.Mercury 2.Venus 3.Earth 4.Mars 5.Asteroid Belt 6.Jupiter 7.Saturn 8.Uranus 9.Neptune 10.Kuiper.
Our Solar System. Consists of the sun, eight planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and The planets are all unique and differ in terms of their: –
Outer Planets
Our Solar System Most of our Solar System is “empty” – meaning it lacks __________ Our Solar System is made up of: The Sun Planets Moons Asteroids Comets.
Two Types of Planets. Why do planets look bright? Planets look bright to us because they are reflecting light from the sun. Planets, like satellites,
