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Page 1: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

The PlanetsThe Planets

Earth ScienceEarth Science

Page 2: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

MercuryMercury

Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial

Diameter:Diameter: 0.383 0.383

Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 0.387 0.387

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.05530.0553

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: NegligibleNegligible

Unique:Unique: Closest to Closest to SunSun

Page 3: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

VenusVenus

Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial

Diameter:Diameter: 0.949 0.949

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 0.723 0.723

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.815 0.815

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: Mostly Mostly COCO22

Unique:Unique: Strong Strong greenhouse effect, greenhouse effect, spins “backwards”spins “backwards”

Page 4: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

EarthEarth

Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial

Diameter:Diameter: 1.0 1.0

Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 1.0 1.0

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 1.0 1.0

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: N N22 and and

OO22

Unique:Unique: Supports life Supports life

Page 5: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

MarsMars

Type:Type: Terrestrial Terrestrial

Diameter:Diameter: 0.5326 0.5326

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 1.5237 1.5237

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.107450.10745

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: Thin CO Thin CO22

Unique:Unique: Biggest Biggest mountain (Olympus mountain (Olympus Mons)Mons)

Page 6: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

JupiterJupiter

Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant

Diameter:Diameter: 11.209 11.209

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 5.2028 5.2028

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 317.94 317.94

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22 and and

HeHe

Unique:Unique: Biggest planet, Biggest planet, largest moon largest moon “Ganymede”“Ganymede”

Page 7: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

SaturnSaturn

Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant

Diameter:Diameter: 9.4494 9.4494

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 9.5388 9.5388

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 95.181 95.181

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22 and and

HeHe

Unique:Unique: Well- Well-developed rings, most developed rings, most moons incl. Titan.moons incl. Titan.

Page 8: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

Saturn’s Moon “Mimas”Saturn’s Moon “Mimas”

Page 9: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

UranusUranus

Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant

Diameter:Diameter: 4.0074 4.0074

Distance from the Distance from the Sun (AU):Sun (AU): 19.1914 19.1914

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 14.53514.535

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22, He, , He,

and CHand CH44

Unique:Unique: Lays on it’s Lays on it’s sideside

Page 10: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

NeptuneNeptune

Type:Type: Gas Giant Gas Giant

Diameter:Diameter: 3.88 3.88

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 30.06 30.06

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 17.135 17.135

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: H H22, He, , He,

and CHand CH44

Unique:Unique: Triton (large Triton (large moon) orbits moon) orbits “backwards”“backwards”

Page 11: The Planets Earth Science. Mercury Type: Terrestrial Diameter: 0.383 Distance from the Sun (AU): 0.387 Mass (Earths): 0.0553 Atmosphere: Negligible Unique:

PlutoPlutoType:Type: Dwarf Planet (Rocks Dwarf Planet (Rocks & Ice)& Ice)

Diameter:Diameter: 0.1783 0.1783

Distance from the Sun Distance from the Sun (AU):(AU): 39.5294 39.5294

Mass (Earths):Mass (Earths): 0.002125 0.002125

Atmosphere:Atmosphere: N N22 and CH and CH44

Unique:Unique: First discovered First discovered of a new class of objectsof a new class of objects