a quick trip around our solar system
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A quick trip around our Solar System
A quick trip around our Solar System
The SunThe Sun
• Closest Star to the Earth
• Primary Source of energy for the solar system
• Mostly hydrogen
• Closest Star to the Earth
• Primary Source of energy for the solar system
• Mostly hydrogen
The SunThe Sun• Very large, Very
Hot• More than a million
times the size of the Earth
• Earth is the little blue dot in the upper right hand corner
• Very large, Very Hot
• More than a million times the size of the Earth
• Earth is the little blue dot in the upper right hand corner
MercuryMercury
• First planet from the Sun
• Very hot, Very small
• No liquid Water
• First planet from the Sun
• Very hot, Very small
• No liquid Water
MercuryMercury
• One side boils while the other side freezes
• Most difficult planet for humans to visit
• One side boils while the other side freezes
• Most difficult planet for humans to visit
VenusVenus
• Second planet from the Sun
• Very hot, Very thick atmosphere
• Similar in size to Earth
• Second planet from the Sun
• Very hot, Very thick atmosphere
• Similar in size to Earth
VenusVenus• Rotates on axis
in the opposite direction of the other planets
• Run away greenhouse effect
• No liquid water
• Rotates on axis in the opposite direction of the other planets
• Run away greenhouse effect
• No liquid water
EarthEarth• Third planet
from the Sun• Liquid water on
the surface• Only known
place in universe with intelligent life
• Third planet from the Sun
• Liquid water on the surface
• Only known place in universe with intelligent life
EarthEarth
• First planet from the Sun with a moon
• Largest moon vs. planet size in solar system
• First planet from the Sun with a moon
• Largest moon vs. planet size in solar system
MarsMars
• Forth planet from the Sun
• Very cold, Very dry
• No liquid water on surface
• Forth planet from the Sun
• Very cold, Very dry
• No liquid water on surface
MarsMars
• Has two small moons
• Sizes that some liquid flowed over surface in recent geological past
• Has two small moons
• Sizes that some liquid flowed over surface in recent geological past
Asteroid BeltAsteroid Belt• Possible remains
of another planet
• Or leftovers that never finish forming into another inner planet
• Possible remains of another planet
• Or leftovers that never finish forming into another inner planet
Asteroid BeltAsteroid Belt• Smaller
asteroids collide together to form larger asteroids
• After a great period of time a new planet can form
• Smaller asteroids collide together to form larger asteroids
• After a great period of time a new planet can form
JupiterJupiter
• Fifth planet from the Sun
• Largest planet in the solar system
• Famous for the great red spot
• Fifth planet from the Sun
• Largest planet in the solar system
• Famous for the great red spot
JupiterJupiter• About 17 moons• Galilean
satellites are the four largest moons
• Three of those four might have liquid water and maybe life
• About 17 moons• Galilean
satellites are the four largest moons
• Three of those four might have liquid water and maybe life
SaturnSaturn
• Sixth planet from the Sun
• Second largest planet in the solar system
• Famous for the great rings
• Sixth planet from the Sun
• Second largest planet in the solar system
• Famous for the great rings
SaturnSaturn• About 26 moons• Largest moon
Titan is very similar to a very young Earth
• Huygens probe landed on Titan in January 2005
• About 26 moons• Largest moon
Titan is very similar to a very young Earth
• Huygens probe landed on Titan in January 2005
UranusUranus
• Seventh planet from the Sun
• Very cold, Very dark
• Frozen gas giant
• Seventh planet from the Sun
• Very cold, Very dark
• Frozen gas giant
UranusUranus
• About 22 moons• Rotates about
its axis on its side compared to the other planets
• No liquid water
• About 22 moons• Rotates about
its axis on its side compared to the other planets
• No liquid water
NeptuneNeptune
• Eighth planet from the Sun
• Frozen gas giant• Very cold, Very
Blue
• Eighth planet from the Sun
• Frozen gas giant• Very cold, Very
Blue
NeptuneNeptune• About 8 moons• Any future missions
to Neptune will include probes that will float in the high winds of Neptune and land on the surface of its largest moon Triton
• About 8 moons• Any future missions
to Neptune will include probes that will float in the high winds of Neptune and land on the surface of its largest moon Triton
PlutoPluto
• Former ninth planet and now a dwarf planet
• Very cold, very dark, and very far away
• Former ninth planet and now a dwarf planet
• Very cold, very dark, and very far away
PlutoPluto
• If you could stand on the surface of Pluto and look back at the Sun, it would look like any other star in the sky
• If you could stand on the surface of Pluto and look back at the Sun, it would look like any other star in the sky
Kuiper BeltKuiper Belt
• Object out around Pluto are called Kuiper Belt Objects or KBO’s
• They are small icy objects
• Object out around Pluto are called Kuiper Belt Objects or KBO’s
• They are small icy objects
Kuiper BeltKuiper Belt• Over 900 KBO’s
have been discovered since 1990
• Most of the larger ones are about the size of Pluto
• Over 900 KBO’s have been discovered since 1990
• Most of the larger ones are about the size of Pluto
And Beyond….And Beyond….• Beyond the KBO’s is
another region called the Oort cloud
• Anything beyond 50 AU is in the Oort Cloud
• 1 AU is equal to the distance between the Earth and the Sun
• Beyond the KBO’s is another region called the Oort cloud
• Anything beyond 50 AU is in the Oort Cloud
• 1 AU is equal to the distance between the Earth and the Sun
Helpful websitesHelpful websites
• http://www.solarviews.com• http://www.space.com• http://www.nasa.gov/home/inde
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• http://www.solarviews.com• http://www.space.com• http://www.nasa.gov/home/inde
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