The Solar System The Inner Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars.
Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
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Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mar - Closest to the sun. - Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS” METAL CORE ROCK
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Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Closest to the sun. Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”. ROCK. METAL CORE. Mercury. Mercury. Almost no atmosphere and no water It is so small, it’s gravity can not hold the atmosphere around it. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
- Closest to the sun.- Called “TERRESTRIAL PLANETS”
METAL CORE
ROCK
Mercury
Mercury- Almost no atmosphere and no water- It is so small, it’s gravity can not hold the atmosphere around it.
- It has the greatest temperature range of all planets. The side facing the sun = HOT The side away from sun = COLD The core has cooled causing the surface to shrink and crack.
HOT COLD
Venus
Venus
Weather Report: CLOUDY… EVERY DAY !!!Runaway Greenhouse…
The Atmosphere:-Thick- Mostly Carbon Dioxide- So much it would crush us.
This thick atmosphere of greenhouse gasses trap so much heat it is 870°
Rotation is Funky…
Mars
Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom
Olympus MonOlympus Mon
Valles MarinerisValles Marineris
Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom
Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom
Mr. Fetch’s Earth Science Classroom
