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Planets

Planets. Cristina Reyes Astronomy Period 2. Mercury. Named after the messenger of the Roman gods Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Argon Interesting Facts Closest planet to the sun 1 year on Mercury is 88 earth days It’s heavily cratered like the moon

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Planets

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  1. Planets Cristina Reyes Astronomy Period 2

  2. Mercury Named after the messenger of the Roman gods Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Argon Interesting Facts • Closest planet to the sun • 1 year on Mercury is 88 earth days • It’s heavily cratered like the moon We have discovered that Mercury has no moons.

  3. Venus Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen Interesting facts: • Second most closest to the sun • Also called ‘Morning Star’ • Hottest planet (900) degrees We have discovered that Venus has no moons and it rotates from East to West what we call “Retrograde Rotation. Also has 100,000 volcanoes

  4. Earth Erda, Anglo-Saxon word for ground or soil Atmosphere: Nitrogen, Oxygen Interesting Facts: • Only planet not named for a Greek or roman mythology • Only planet know to harbor life • 92,955,820 miles from the Sun

  5. Mars Named after the Roman god of war Atmosphere: Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, Argon Interesting Facts: • Also known as the ‘Red Planet’ • Half the size of earth • Has seasons like earth We have found that Mars has dust storms like tornados, and that the orbit tends to shift. The height of the mountains and the Volcano is the height of the solar system.

  6. Jupiter Named after the ruler of the Roman gods Atmosphere: Hydrogen, helium Interesting Facts: • Largest planet in the solar system • 11 times greater than earth • Made life on earth possible Jupiter, has a strong magnetic field 14 times stronger than earth. It also keeps earth protected form astroids.

  7. Saturn Named after the Roman god of agriculture Atmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium Interesting Facts: • 9 times bigger than earth • 60 moons, could be more • 2nd fastest rotation than any other planet We have found that is made up of Saturn's’ Ring is made up of ice, rocks, and gases. Saturn is also the brightest planet.

  8. Uranus Named after the Roman god who was the father of the Titans Atmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium, Methane Interesting Facts: • Coldest Planet • Core contains diamonds • 7th planet from the Sun On 1781 it was recognized as a planet. On 1997 we also discovered that Uranus has a ring that is made up of water and ice.

  9. Neptune Named after the Roman god of Sea Atmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium, Methane Interesting Facts: • Stormiest planet • 8 known moons • 8th planet from the sun

  10. Pluto In order for a planet be considered a ‘planet’ it needs to • Orbit the sun • Dominate its area • Strong orbit We have discovered that Pluto is not a planet.

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