Inner planets move slowly as

they are heavier-being made

up of metals and rocks.

Inner planets are warmer due

to lesser distance from the
sun.
Revolution
Seasons of the
Rotation
Night and Day
Planets in the
Solar System
TERRE
STRIAL
/INNER
PLANE
TS
 Inner planets are those
planets which are closest
to the sun.

Inner planets are made up

of rock and metal.
Inner planets move slowly as
they are heavier-being made
up of metals and rocks.

Inner planets are warmer due

to lesser distance from the
sun.
Inner planets move slowly as
they are heavier-being made
up of metals and rocks.

Inner planets are warmer due

to lesser distance from the
sun.
MERCURY
 Smallest and closest to the sun
 Second hottest planet
 Fastest moving planet with 88 days of
revolution
 Temperature during the day is 430ºC
MERCURY
 Has no atmosphere and has no moon
and ring
 57 million kilometers away from the
sun
MERCURY
 Named for: Messenger of the Roman
Gods
 It is full of craters and one of them is
called Caloris Basin
Venus
 Brightest and hottest planet

 Rotates very slow in the opposite direction.

 It rotates from east to west and this is
called as retrograde.
Venus
 Takes 243 days to rotate on its axis and
225 days to revolve around the sun
 Atmosphere is made mainly of CO2
(Carbon Dioxide)
Venus
 107 million kilometers away from the sun
 It has continents named Ishtar Terra and
Aphrodite Terra
 Highest mountain on Venus is Maxwell Mons
 It also sometimes called Morning Star
 Named for: Roman Goddess of love and beauty
Earth
 Earth is also known as Blue Planet
 Earth lies in an area called Goldilock’s
Zone which is neither too near nor too
Earth
 It has one moon and moon rotates to the
earth around 27.3 days
 Spherical in shape
 Largest terrestrial planet
 Only planet known to host living things
Earth
 Consists of the solid and liquid portion and
the atmosphere or gaseous portion.
 Takes a day or 24 hours to rotate on its axis
and 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun
Earth
 107 million kilometers away from the sun
 Earth’s atmosphere consists of 77%
Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and 1% of other
gases such as Carbon Dioxide
Mars
 Earth-like of all planet
 Red planet
 Has the largest volcano in solar system,
the Olympus Mons
Mars
 Has a surface temperature ranging
from -113 to 0 C
 687 days’ period of revolution
 229 million kilometers away from the
sun
Mars
 It has summer and winter seasons.
 Its North and South Poles are covered with
white caps called seasonal cap and residual
cap. Seasonal cap is made entirely of solid
carbon dioxide. Residual cap is made mostly
of solid carbon dioxide with some icy water.
Mars
 Curiosity launched by NASA. Its main
mission is to investigate if Mars can
sustain life, given its climate and
geology.
 EARTH
MERCURY

THE VENUS MARS

TERRESTRIA
L PLANETS
Inner planets move slowly as
they are heavier-being made
up of metals and rocks.

Inner planets are warmer due

to lesser distance from the
sun.
 Jovian
Planets
 The gas giants of our Solar
System are actually the outer
planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
and Neptune, the latter two
planets usually being referred
to separately as the “ice
giants” due to their being
composed largely of ices,
water, ammonia and methane.
 Common features among
these four are their numerous
satellites and rings, in
addition, Uranus has a unique
feature in that it rotates on
its side due to an axial tilt of
97.77 degrees.
Jupiter
 Largest and massive planet in the
solar system
 Could hold more than 1,300 Earths
 Composed of mainly hydrogen and
Jupiter
 Clouds on Jupiter move fast
 The Great red spot is a giant storm on Jupiter about
40,000 kilometers and 32,000 kilometer wide.
 Has 63 moons. The four largest moons were
discovered by Galileo namely Europa, Callisto, IO,
and Ganymede (largest moon in the Solar System).
Jupiter
 There is also a ring around it. This ring was
discovered in 1979 by the space craft Voyager 1
 It has a temperature of -120 degrees
 778 million kilometers away from the sun
 10 hours to rotates
 12 years of revolution
Saturn
 Second largest planet in the solar system and
known for its rings but has the lowest density
 Its rings are ice particles or ice covered rock
 Saturn has a thick atmosphere composed
mostly of hydrogen and helium
Saturn

 It has a temperature of -184 degrees Celsius

 53 known moons surrounding Saturn and 9
discovered moons that is still awaiting confirmation.
 Largest moon is called as Titan. It is the second
largest moon in the solar system.
Saturn

 1,429 million kilometers away from the sun

 It 10.7 Earth hours to complete a rotation.
 It takes 29 earth years to complete a
revolution
Uranus
 Third largest planet with a system of 11
thin, dark rings.
 Has an atmosphere composed of
hydrogen, helium, and some methane.
Uranus
 Its axis of rotation is tilted more than 82
degrees and rotates in the complete opposite
direction that it revolves around the sun
 Has a temperature of -184 degrees Celsius
 2,871 million kilometers away from the sun
Uranus
 17 hours to rotates
 84 years of revolution
 27 known moons, the largest of which is
called Titania.
Uranus
 It has most extreme seasons in the Solar
System (summer, autumn, winter and
spring). The length of each season takes
almost 21 Earth years.
Neptune
 Eight planet and fourth largest in diameter
 It has an elliptical orbit
 Its atmosphere made up of methane gas
 Has a dark-colored storm called the Great
Dark Spot
Neptune
 Has 13 moons and 6 rings

 Largest moon is named Triton

 16 hours to rotates

Neptune
 Has a temperature of -223 degrees
Celsius
 4,496 million kilometers away from the
sun