1. 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 9. Pluto
7. Uranus
8. Neptune

2. The Planets

3. The Planets

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Mercury

5. Mercury Named for Mercury the Messenger God.
Smallest planet (if Pluto is not counted)
Takes 88 days to orbit the Sun
Surface looks a lot like our Moon. Many craters
Has no atmosphere for protection so:
daytime temp= 280° F.
nighttime temp= - 136° F

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Venus

7. Venus Named for the Roman goddess of love. Also called Aphrodite
A little smaller than the Earth
Visited by the Space Probe Venera in 1982.
Atmosphere is CO2 and Sulfuric Acid!!
The hottest planet.
800 ° F !!! The surface is hot enough to melt metal!

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Earth

9. Earth 3rd rock from the Sun A little bigger than Venus.
Earth
3rd rock from the Sun
A little bigger than Venus
You live there!!!
Only planet humans have
been on.

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Mars

11. Mars 4th planet from the Sun.
Mars
4th planet from the Sun
Named after the God of war. Also called Ares.
He was a son of Jupiter.
- Has 2 moons
The “red planet”. Lots of iron rust in the rocks and soil.
Has polar ice caps. Artmosphere is carbon dioxide

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Life on Mars??

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Jupiter Gas Giant #1

14. Jupiter Gas Giant #1 Named after Jupiter (Zeus) the King of the Gods.
Jupiter Gas Giant #1
Named after Jupiter (Zeus) the King of the Gods
The largest planet. All others would fit inside it
Storm called The Great Red Spot
Has very thin rings
Dozens of moons

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Saturn Gas Giant #2

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Saturn Gas Giant #2
Named after Saturn, the God of Time. He was a Titan,
and the father of Jupiter
Known for it’s large rings
Has dozens of moons
Flattened at poles

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Uranus

18. Uranus GAS GIANT PLANET #3.
Uranus GAS GIANT PLANET #3
Named after the Greek God of the sky. (Uranus was the
husband of Mother Earth). Roman name is Caelus
Atmosphere is H, He, and Methane (blue gas)
Uranus is tilted sideways!!
Takes over 84 years to orbit the sun one time
Has over 27 moons and a faint ring

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Neptune GAS GIANT #4

20. Neptune GAS GIANT #4 - Named after Neptune, the god of the sea.
(Brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Also called Poseidon)
Neptune has very faint rings. (All the gas giants have rings)
Takes 165 years to orbit the sun!
Has about 13 moons
Atmosphere is similar to Uranus. “Twin” planets.

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Pluto

22. Pluto Named after the god of the underworld (brother.
Pluto
Named after the god of the underworld (brother
of Neptune and Jupiter). Also called Hades
- Discover in In Arizona!!!!!!!
The last “planet” from the sun
Has 1 moon, Charon
Takes 248 years to orbit the sun

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