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Solar System Presentation By Mahdiya Liba
Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
• They are made up mostly of rock and
metal • They move slowly in space • They have no rings and few to no moons • They have a diameter of less that 13,000 km • They are the four planets closest to the sun Mercury • Mercury is the closest planet to the sun (34.715 Million Miles) • 462 C at night and 427 C during the day. • Diameter: 4,879 km • One year in Mercury is 88 days • Mars appears red because of iron oxide or rust and its soil Venus • Its maximum surface temperature is 462 C • Venus has no moons • Diameter: 12,104 km • One year in Venus is 225 days • Venus is the 2nd closest planet to the sun (67.339 Million Miles) Earth • Earth’s surface is composed of 71% water. • Earth is 3rd closest planet to the sun (92.773 Million Miles) • Earth has one moon • Hottest temperature is 136 F, and the coldest temperature is -100 F • Diameter: 12,742 km • One year in Earth is 365.25 days Mars • Diameter : 6,679 km • Average temperature: -60 C • Mars has the largest volcano in our solar system: Olympus Mons • Mars is the 4th planet from the sun (133.69 Million Miles) • One year in Mars is 687 days Gaseous Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Are made up mostly of gases (Mostly
hydrogen & helium) • They are very light for their size. • They move quickly in space • They have rings and many moons • Diameter: Less than 48,000 km • They are farther from the Sun Jupiter • Jupiter is the largest planet. • Diameter: 139,820 km • One year in Jupiter is about 12 Earth years • Jupiter has 79 known moons • Temperature: 234 C • Jupiter has 4 rings • Jupiter is 5th from the sun (462.77 Million Miles) Saturn • Saturn is almost entirely made of hydrogen and helium • Saturn has rings made up of ice • Saturn has 53 known moons • One year in Saturn is 30 Earth years. • Diameter: 116,460 km • Temperature: -178 °Celsius • Saturn is 6th from the sun (918.94 Million Miles) Uranus • Uranus is blue in color due to methane gas in its atmosphere. • Uranus has 11 dark rings surrounding it. • Uranus has 27 known moons • One year in Uranus is 84 Earth years • Diameter: 50,724 km • Temperature: -224°C • Uranus is 7th form the sun (1.8317 Billion Miles) Neptune • Has the fastest winds in the solar system: 2,000 km/hr. • One year in Neptune is 165 Earth years • Has 14 moons • Diameter: 49,244 km • Temperature: -214 Celsius • Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun (2.7803 Billion Miles)