Cratered surface like the moon

Rotation - 59 Earth days

Revolution – 88 Earth days

Magnetic Field

TemperatureMaximum 427 CMinimum -173 C

Atmosphere – H,Na,O

Surface of Mercury includescliffs, basins, plains, craters

Earth’s twin

Rotation - -243 Earth days

Revolution – 224 Earth days

Magnetic field

Temperature 482 C

Atmosphere – CO2, N

Venus Surface

Mountains, valleys, basins,craters, volcanoes, rifts

Atmosphere – thick clouds withSulfuric acid droplets

The Red Planet

½ the size of Earth

Rotation - 25 hours

Revolution – 687 Earth days

Magnetic field

Temperature -140 - 20 C

Atmosphere – CO2, N, Ar, 0

Surface includes plains, volcanoes,mountains and evidence of water inthe past. Dust storms occur today.

Moons of Mars Deimos and Phobos are both verysmall.

Largest planet

Rotation – 9.6 hours

Revolution – 11.9 years

Ring system present

Temperature -121 C

Atmosphere – H, He

Moons - 40

The Great Red Spot is a powerful storm system, lighteningoccurs in the clouds in the atmosphere of the planet.

Ice volcanoes occur on themoon.

Volcanic eruption is seen.

Second largest planet

Rotation – 10 hours

Revolution –29 years

Complex system of rings

Temperature -125 C

Atmosphere – H, He

Moons - 30

Ring system

Third largest planet

Rotation - -17.9 hours

Revolution – 84 years

Magnetic field

Temperature -193 C

Atmosphere – H, He, Methane

Ring system

Moons - 21

Ring system composed of ice boulders and dust.

Blue color result of methane gas in atmosphere.

Rotation – 16 hours

Revolution –165 years

Temperature -153 to –193 C

Atmosphere – H,He, methane

Rings present

Moons - 8

Storms occur in the atmosphere of Neptune. Clouds present.

Rings show odd twisted pattern.

Smallest planet

Rotation - -6 Earth days

Revolution –249 years

Planet is solid rock

Atmosphere – Methane, N

Moon - 1

Pluto’s orbit takes it inside Neptune’s orbit on occasion making it the eighth planet for a period of time.

Meteoroid – small pieces of rock that results from the breakup of comets.

Meteor – a meteoroid that enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

Meteorite – a meteor that reaches the Earth’s surface.

Impact craters on Earth thatresult from the impact of ameteor.

A piece of rock smaller than a planet that orbits the sun, most are between Mars and Jupiter.

A mass of frozen gases androck particles that orbits thesun, often developing a brighttail when it passes near thesun.

Nucleus

Tail

Coma

Diagram of a comet