2. Our Solar System

3. Inner Solar System (Terrestrial Planets) Mercury Venus Earth Mars

4. Evening and Morning Star Mercury and Venus http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0003/mercurysky_casado_big.jpg

5. Mercury Mercury Year = 88 Earth Days Mercury Day = 59 Earth Days http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9612/mercury2_mariner10_big.gif

6. Surface of Mercury Mercury has no atmosphere Water on Mercury? Possibly. Composition = Heavy Elements http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0002/merc4_m10_big.gif

7. Solar Energy Temperature = 662 to -274 degrees Fahrenheit http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9911/mercury_1600_trace.gif

8. Distance From Sun = 0.387 AU Earth Mass =.055 Diameter =.383 Tilt =.5 Distance From Sun = 0.387 AU Earth Mass =.055 Diameter =.383 Tilt =.5

9. Venus Venus Year = 225 Earth Days Venus Day = 243 Earth Days http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/venus_galileo.gif

10. Surface of Venus Atmosphere Mostly Carbon Dioxide 3% Nitrogen Sulfuric Acid Droplets Composition = Heavy Elements http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0105/venus_greenbank_big.jpg

11. Solar Energy Temperature = 860 degrees Farhenheit Water on Venus? NO (evaporated) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/maat_mons.gif

13. Distance From Sun = 0.723 AU Earth Mass =.815 Diameter =.949 Tilt = 177.3

14. Earth Earth Year = 365 days Earth Day = 24 hours http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010204.html

15. Surface of Earth Atmosphere 78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Other Gases Composition = Heavy Elements http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980204.html

16. Solar Energy Temperature = 140 to -130 degrees Fahrenheit Water on Earth? Yes (liquid, solid, & gas) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000131.html

17. Distance From Sun = 1 AU Earth Mass = 1 Diameter = 1 Tilt = 23.45

18. Mars Mars Year = 1.88 Earth Years Mars Day = 24.5 Earth Hours http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011017.html

19. Surface of Mars Atmosphere 95% Carbon Dioxide 5% Nitrogen Composition = Heavy Elements http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010721.html

20. Solar Energy Temperature = 70 to -220 degrees Fahrenheit Water on Mars? Yes (frozen) http://physics1.byu.edu/christensen/Physics%20127/Images/Mars.html

21. Distance From Sun = 1.524 AU Earth Mass =.107 Diameter =.553 Tilt = 25.19

22. Asteroid Belt Divides the Inner and Outer Planets http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010211.html

23. Outer Solar System (Jovian Planets) Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

24. Solar Wind Energetic particles that escape from the sun. When the solar system formed, the solar wind pushed the lighter elements (hydrogen and Helium) further from the sun. Earth is protected by its magnetic field

26. Jupiter Jupiter Year = 12 Earth Years Jupiter Day = 9 hours and 55 minutes

27. Surface of Jupiter Atmosphere 75% Hydrogen 24 % Helium 1% Other Gases Temperature = -162 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops 305 degrees Fahrenheit 120 mi. below clouds

28. Composition Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & Helium Liquid Methane, Ammonia, & Water Heavy Element Core Water on Jupiter? = Yes (Liquid & Gas)

30. Distance From Sun = 5.203 AU Earth Mass = 317.83 Diameter = 11.209 Tilt = 3.12

31. Saturn Saturn Year = 29.37 Earth Years Saturn Day = 10.5 Earth Hours http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980118.html

32. Surface of Saturn Atmosphere 96% Hydrogen 3 % Helium 1% Other Gases Temperature = -292 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970531.html

33. Composition Liquid Metallic Hydrogen & Helium Liquid Methane, Ammonia, & Water Heavy Element Core Water on Saturn? = Yes (Liquid & Gas) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950730.html

34. Distance From Sun = 9.554 AU Earth Mass = 95.16 Diameter = 9.449 Tilt = 26.73

35. Uranus Uranus Year = 83.75 Earth Years Uranus Day = 17.24 Earth Hours http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010826.html

36. Surface of Uranus Atmosphere 84% Hydrogen 14% Helium 2% Methane Temperature = -360 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990531.html

37. Composition Liquid Molecular Hydrogen & Helium Highly Compressed Water Heavy Element Core Water on Uranus? = Yes (Liquid) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971126.html

38. Distance From Sun = 19.22 AU Earth Mass = 14.5 Diameter = 4.007 Tilt = 97.86

39. Neptune Neptune Year = 163.73 Earth Years Neptune Day = 16.11 Earth Hours http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/neptune_vg2.gif

40. Atmosphere 84% Hydrogen 14% Helium 2% Methane Temperature = -360 degrees Fahrenheit at cloud tops Surface of Neptune http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991005.html

41. Composition Liquid Molecular Hydrogen & Helium Highly Compressed Water Heavy Element Core Water on Neptune? = Yes (Liquid)

42. Distance From Sun = 30.11 AU Earth Mass = 17.204 Diameter = 3.883 Tilt = 29.56

43. Historical Planets Pluto

44. Pluto Year = 248 Earth Years Pluto Day = 6.39 Earth Days http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990213.html

45. Surface of Pluto Atmosphere = Very Thin Nitrogen Carbon Monoxide Temperature = -387 degrees Fahrenheit

46. Composition Frozen Ices of Methane, Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, Water, & Heavy Element Rocks Water on Pluto? Yes (Solid)

47. Two New Moons of Pluto?

48. Distance From Sun = 39.54 AU Earth Mass =.002 Diameter =.18 Tilt = 118

50. Xena & Gabrielle 10 th Planet??? 1.5 times as big as Pluto