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The Sun and the Eight Planets
At the center of our Solar System is the
Sun.
The Sun is almost 900,000 miles in
diameter.
About 115 Earth’s could fit across the
Sun.
Here’s a picture of Venus in front of
the Sun.
The Rocky Planets
Mercury is the closest planet to
the Sun.
It is the smallest planet in the Solar
System.
Venus is the 2nd planet from the Sun & the 6th largest planet in the
Solar System.
Earth is the 3rd planet and the 5th
largest planet.
Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun and the 7th largest.
Questions about Mars
.
Why is Mars Red?
Characteristics of Rocky Planets:
Small (less than 8,500 miles in
diameter).Long days (24 hours to 243 days).
Characteristics of Rocky Planets:
Short years (2 years to 88 days).
Few moons (Mars -2; Earth – 1; Mercury &
Venus -0).
The Gas Giants
Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun
and the largest planet.
Jupiter’s own little Solar System
.
Jupiter’s Red Spot.
Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun and the 2nd largest.
Wonders of the Solar System – Saturn
.
Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun and the 3rd largest.
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun and the 4th
largest planet.
Characteristics of the Gas Giants.
Short days – 10 hours to 17 hours.
Large – 88,000 miles to 30,000
miles.
Characteristics of the Gas Giants.
Many moons – 27 to 63.
Long years – 12 years to 165 years.
