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Mercury & Venus

Mercury & Venus. Mercury. MERCURY. The smallest planet in the solar system Closest to the Sun Rotates three times on its axis for every two times around the Sun Does not have any atmosphere Water may exist at the North or South poles. Mercury & Venus. Venus. VENUS. SIMILAR SIZE TO Earth

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Mercury & Venus

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  1. Mercury & Venus Mercury

  2. MERCURY • The smallest planet in the solar system • Closest to the Sun • Rotates three times on its axis for every two times around the Sun • Does not have any atmosphere • Water may exist at the North or South poles

  3. Mercury & Venus Venus

  4. VENUS • SIMILAR SIZE TO Earth • Thick atmosphere that traps in lots of heat • Has continents and deep valleys • Rotates backwards • One day is longer than one year

  5. The Inner Planets Earth

  6. EARTH • THE ONLY PLANET WITH LIFE ON IT • THE Moon is moving away from it at around 2-3cm per year • Has a magnetic field that protects us from solar winds • Tides are controlled by the Moon and the Sun • The only planet with active tectonic plates

  7. The Inner Planets Mars

  8. MARS • Red due to rich iron content • Water is present at both poles • Home to the largest volcano in the solar system • Has season and wind storms, much like Earth • Has two tiny moons that are probably captured asteroids

  9. The Outer Planets Jupiter

  10. JUPITER • The largest planet in the solar system • Has more than sixty moons • The highest gravity of any planet • The surface is made of gas ad clouds • Protects the inner planets by capturing rogue asteroids

  11. The Outer Planets Saturn

  12. SATURN • Has the most prominent rings of all the outer planets • Would float in water • Has weather systems and storms • Has the second largest moon in the solar system (Titan) • Titan has lakes on its surface and a thick atmosphere

  13. The Outer Planets Uranus

  14. URANUS • Totally tilted on its side • Roughly 4 times the size of Earth • Has violent storms due to the uneven heating of its surface • Has many rings and many moons • May have a core filled with trillions of diamonds

  15. The Outer Planets Neptune

  16. NEPTUNE • Has massive storms with super fast winds • Its moon Triton will one day be destroyed by gravity • Was discovered using Math, not observations • Is similar in composition and size to Uranus • Has lots of ice in its atmosphere, contributing to its blue color

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