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MERCURYMercury’s core occupies about 42% of its volume
Average temperature337 degrees Fahrenheit
Radius: 1,515 miles
MARS
Known as the Red Planet because of iron-oxide surface
Average Temperature minus 81 degrees
Radius: 2110 miles
JUPITER
A Gas Giant
Jupiter's volume is equal to 1,321 Earths
Radius: 43, 440 miles
Seen in Ultraviolet Light
SATURN(seen in
ultraviolet)
A Gas Giant – Radius: 74,900 miles
Saturn’s rings are made up of rock, iron oxide, and ice
URANUS
A Gas GIANT
Coldest planetAverage Temperature minus 371 degrees
Radius: 15,581 miles
NEPTUNE
A Gas Giant
Has 13 moons
Radius: 15,387 miles
Let’s review what we covered:
The solar system is the sun and the eight planets that orbit around it.
Planets can be small or very large.
Each one has unique and different characteristics.
Each one has very different temperatures.
Images:
Solar System http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.htmlSolar System Orbithttp://journalofcosmology.com/Cosmology8.htmlNASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's PhotostreamSunhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/4560079911/Mercuryhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5536677560/sizes/m/in/photostream/Venushttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5097356173/sizes/m/in/photostream/Earthhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/3632358613/sizes/m/in/photostream/Marshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/4035696120/sizes/m/in/photostream/Jupiterhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5090975361/sizes/m/in/photostream/Saturnhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5098008152/UranusPD-USGOV-NASA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uranus2.jpgNeptunePD-USGOV-NASA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neptune.jpg
Facts:
Sun: 300 Astronomical Objects
Mercury: Wikipedia-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)
Venus: 300 Astronomical Objects
Earth: 300 Astronomical Objects
Mars:Wikipdia-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
Jupiter: Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter
Saturn: 300 Astronomical Objects
Uranus: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus
Neptune: 300 Astronomical Objects
300 Astronomical Objects: A Visual Reference to the Universe by Jamie Wilkins and Robert Bunn. Firefly books 2006