Our Solar System

Ryan McCombs

Central Michigan University

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

Is the closest star to Earth

The Center of our Solar System

Is what Everything in our Solar System Orbits

100 times the radius of Earth

Composed of-

70% Hydrogen

28% Helium

2% Heavier Elements

Light Takes 8 min to reach Earth

Our Sun

There are 8 Planets• 4 Terrestrial Planets• 4 Jovian Planets

There are 5 Dwarf Planets

How Many Planets Are There?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Terrestrial Planets

• Small Mass and Size

• Close to the Sun

• Made of Metal and Rock

• Few Moons and No Rings

Radius = 0.38 REarth

Made of Metal and Rock

Moons= 0

Mercury

Radius= 0.95 REarth

Made of Metal and Rock

Moons =0

Venus

Radius= 1 REarth

Made of Metal and Rock

Moons =1

Earth

Radius= 0.53 REarth

Made of Metal and Rock

Moons =2 (very small)

Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Large Mass and Size

• Far from the Sun

• Made of Hydrogen and Helium

• Many Moons and Rings

Jovian Planets

Radius= 11.2 REarth

Made of Hydrogen and Helium

Moons =at least 63

Jupiter

Radius= 9.4 REarth

Made of Hydrogen and Helium

Moons =at least 50

Saturn

Uranus

• Radius= 4.0 REarth

• Mostly Hydrogen and Helium

• Moons= at least 27

Radius= 3.9 REarth

Made of Hydrogen and Helium

Moons =at least 13

Neptune

Ceres

Pluto

Haumea

Makemake

Eris

The 5 Dwarf Planets

• Pluto and Eris are the largest known objects in the Kuiper Belt

Made of Rocks and Metals

Orbits the Sun

Main Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter

What Are Asteroids?

An Icy Small Solar System body

Orbital Periods• From a few years to a few thousand

There are 3,976 Known Comets

What Are Comets?

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