1. eight The Planets Created by: Victoria Ploe EDU 290H TTH 8-9:15 February 23rd, 2010

2. Solar System Overview 8 planets in our solar system Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

3. Solar System Overview At least 3 dwarf planets More than 130 satellites of the planets Large number of small bodies Comets and asteroids The planets orbit on ellipses Most are spherical except for Mercury

4. Mercury Closest planet to the sun Eighth largest planet Surface is heavily cratered Very thin atmosphere http://nineplanets.org/mercury/html

5. Venus Second planet from the sun Sixth largest planet Very slow rotation Regarded as Earth’s sister planet Very dense atmosphere http://nineplanets.org/venus.html

6. Earth Third planet from the sun Fifth largest planet Densest major body in the solar system 71% of surface is covered by water http://nineplanets.org/earth.html

7. Mars http://nineplanets.org/mars.html Fourth planet from the sun Seventh largest planet Known as the “Red Planet” Similar surface to Earth Very thin atmosphere

8. Jupiter Fifth planet from sun Largest planet in solar system Fourth brightest object in the sky Gas planet No solid surface 3 layers of clouds Great Red Spot http://nineplanets.org/jupiter.html

9. Saturn Sixth planet from the sun Second largest planet Gas Planet Least dense planet 2 prominent rings (A,B) and one faint (C) Gap between A and B is known as the Cassini division Composed of small particles ranging in size http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html

10. Uranus Seventh planet from the sun Third largest planet First planet discovered in modern times Gas planet Composed of mostly rock and various ices Blue color http://nineplanets.org/uranus.html

11. Neptune Eighth planet from the sun Fourth largest planet Gas planet Great Dark Spot Very faint rings Can be seen with binoculars http://nineplanets.org/neptune.html

12. Dwarf Planets Pluto Eris Ceres Definition of a dwarf planet: Orbits around sun Is not a satellite Self gravity http://nineplanets.org/dwarf.html

13. Works Cited: http://nineplanets.org All pictures came from http://nineplanets.org, but where originally from NASA