Solar System

Solar System

1The solar system is made up of the Sun, and 8 plants.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. The SunThe Sun is the largest part of our solar systemIt is the largest starThere are many layers to the SunThe cores temperature is 11000FThe sun gives us the energy of heat and light

Mercury is the closet planet to the sun, and isalso the smallest planet.

Mercury has extreme temperature changes with very hot days and cold nights. Mercury orbits the sun about once every 88 days.MercuryVenus

Venus is the brightest planet in the nigh sky.Venus orbits the sun every 224.7 days.It is covered by a thick layer of clouds.Sometimes called the morning star because it is brightest just before sunrise.EARTHOur planetOrbits the Sun every 365.24 days = 1 yearRotation on axis every 23 hours 56 minutes = 1 dayEarth is densest planet in the solar system

Mars also known as the Red Planet due to its iron crust.

Scientist believe that Mars was the most similar to Earth at onetime they had common climates, seasons and daily rotations. Mars climate is now different than the Earths.MARSJupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.Jupiter has at least sixteen moons.The Great Red Spot is a storm that has been viable for over 300 years.Saturn is the second largest planet, and has 23 moons.

Saturn is most easily distinguished by its rings which are made of ice and rock. Earth passes through one of Saturns ring every few years during orbit.UranusUranus is the seventh planet from the sun , and was the first planet discovered in modern times. Uranus has 15 known moons and maybe up to 25 more according to scientists.Voyager 2 visited Uranus in 1986.

Neptune is the last planet in our solar system and is too far away to be seen with the naked eye.

Neptune and Pluto sometimes trade places due the eccentric orbit of Pluto. Most of what is known about Neptune comes from the Voyager 2 visit in 1989.NeptunePluto

Pluto was a planet for 76 years, but is now considered a dwarf planet.

Pluto was discovered in 1930 due to a calculation error.ReferencesHasbrouck, E., (2001). Planets: A Solar System. New York, New York

Nine Planets( 1994-2012) http://nineplanets.org12