By: Isabelle Saliba ~ Computer 4 th Period

All of the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The inner planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars The outer planets are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

The largest planet is: Jupiter Two dwarf planets are: Pluto and Eris

Mercury  Mercury’s atmosphere is very thin  Mercury is only about one-third size of the Earth Venus  The brightest planet  Dense atmosphere

Earth  Earth rotates on an imaginary axis which is tilted  The tilt is what determines the change in seasons Mars  Mars is home of “Olympus Mons” the largest volcano in the solar system  Mars has 2 small natural satellites

Jupiter  Largest planet in the solar system  The Great Red Spot is a hurricane-like storm Saturn  Second biggest planet  Lowest density of any planet in the solar system

Uranus  Has a very strong magnetic field  Has a system of rings which were not discovered until 1977 Neptune  Was discovered in 1846  Has large dark ovals on its surface that are hurricane-like storms.

 70% of Earth’s surface is water  30% of Earth’s surface is land  Another name for Earth is Terra  Earth has five oceans: 1. Pacific Ocean 2. Atlantic Ocean 3. Indian Ocean 4. Artic Ocean 5. Southern Ocean

 The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean  The smallest ocean is the Artic Ocean  The North Pole contains the largest ice cap

 Mars is called The Red Planet because the dirt is red and gives a red appearance  There are not any oceans or seas on Mars  Mar’s polar ice caps are made of water ice  The name of the Grand Canyon on Mars is Valles Marineris

 They both have valleys, volcanoes, and deserts  They both have north and south poles  They both have moons

 Mars once had water unlike Earth, who still has water  Mars is much colder than Earth  Earth is larger than Mars as seen in the picture beside.

 Car-sized robotic rover that explores Mars  Found NO life on Mars  Found water in Mars sample  First rover to drill into Martian rock

I learned……………… 1) Mar’s polar ice caps has water ice 2) Mar’s has north and south poles 3) Curiosity is the first rover to drill into Martian rock