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The Planets of Our Solar System

Mercury
Smallest planet in our solar system. It is
named after the Roman messenger of the
Gods – Mercury. Mercury orbits the sun
once every 88 Earth days. It does not have
any moons or rings.

It has no atmosphere, and temperatures


ranges from 427 degrees Celsius during the
day to -280 degrees Celsius at night.

Mercury is a terrestrial planets with a crust


(like Earth) containing plains, small
volcanos, and large sheets of ice.
Venus
Sometimes called our ‘sister planet’ because
of its similar size and mass to Earth. Venus
has no moons or rings. Although it is further
from than sun than Mercury, it is by far the
hottest planet in our solar system. This is
because its atmosphere is so thick and dense
(96% carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid), that
the whole planet is under severe Greenhouse
Effect.
Venus was named after the Roman Goddess
of Love and Beauty. It is a terrestrial planet
with a crust, which is mostly covered by
Volcanos.
Its average temperature is not known, but
likely around 427 degrees Celsius
Earth

The only planet that supports life that we


know of. It is a terrestrial planet with an
atmosphere and crust. It is the only planet
with liquid water.
Nicknamed, ‘the Blue Marble’, Earth has 1
moon named Luna, and no rings.

Scientists estimate the Earth to be 4.5


billion years old.
Mars
Nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’, Mars was
named after the Roman God of War – Mars.
It is also referred to as the ‘Martian’ planet –
and is where the term Martian comes from

Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin


atmosphere. Its crust is similar to Earth,
containing polar icecaps, volcanos, deserts,
and valleys. But it also has many craters.
Mars has 2 moons: Phobos & Deimos; but no
rings.
It is unclear whether or not Mars can, or will
be able to, support life Human life.
It is the final planet within the Asteroid belt.
Asteroid
Belt
A collection of space debris,
asteroids and ice chunks. Some if
these chunks are large enough to
be mistaken for, or considered,
Dwarf Planets – such as Ceres.

The belt is actually mostly empty


(unlike the image) but hundreds
of thousands of ‘asteroids’ are
known. They all reside within the
gravitation fields of Jupiter and
Mars, in orbit around the Sun.
Jupiter
The largest planet in the solar system is
mostly identified by its Great Red Storm.
Jupiter is a Jovian planet – more specifically,
a Gas Giant. The planet has no surface and
its atmosphere is extremely poisonous.
Jupiter has faint rings made of dust and 67
moons, most famous of which are: Io,
Europa, Ganymede, Callisto.
Jupiter was named after the Roman
Supreme God, Jupiter.
The atmospheric pressure on Jupiter is 10x
greater than Earth – making it nearly
impossible for life on Jupiter.
Saturn
‘The Ringed Planet’ is about 9x the diameter
of Earth. Like Jupiter, it is also a Jovian Gas
Giant. Saturn is mostly identified by its unique
rings. They are 20metres thick and are made
almost entirely of ice.
Relatively unknown to many, Saturn also has a
hexagon shaped cloud pattern over its North
and South Poles which are probably hurricane-
like storms!
Saturn is named after the Roman God of
Agriculture. Christmas time in Rome, was
called Saturnalia, in honour of Saturn.
Saturn has 62 moons in its orbit – the largest of
which is Titan. Its total number of moons and
moonlets is more than 150.
Uranus
Uranus has a complex naming history, but was
eventually named after the Greek God of the Sky,
Ouranos. It is the coldest planet in the solar system with
an average temperature of -224 degrees Celsius.
Uranus is a Jovian Ice Giant, as its atmosphere contains
‘poisonous ices’ including: water, ammonia, and
methane.
Uranus is recognized by its sideways tilt when compared
to other planets.
Uranus has rings, although they are less than 1m thick.
We know of 13 different rings!
Uranus has 27 known moons and moonlets.
Neptune
Neptune is the most dense of the Jovian
Planets – and is classified as an Ice Giant.
Neptune was named after the Roman God
of the Sea: Neptune. It has 14 known
moons and moonlets as well as a ring that
is made of ice chunks.
Neptune also has a ‘Great Dark Spot’
although it is much smaller than Jupiter’s.
The weather on Neptune is extreme, with
winds up to 2200km/hr.
Neptune is the furthest planet from the
Sun, and last planet before the Kuiper belt
Kuiper Belt
The Kuiper belt is similar to the Asteroid
belt, but 20x larger and 200x more
massive.
Contains asteroids, and chunks of
metal, as well as ice.
Some of these objects are so massive
they are considered Dwarf Planets.
Formerly a planet, Pluto, lives within
the Kuiper Belt.

Kuiper Cliff: The point at which beyond,


few objects are known.

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