Download - Our Solar System
Ryan McCombs
Central Michigan University
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Is the closest star to Earth
The Center of our Solar System
Is what Everything in our Solar System Orbits
100 times the radius of Earth
Composed of-
70% Hydrogen
28% Helium
2% Heavier Elements
Light Takes 8 min to reach Earth
Our Sun
There are 8 Planets• 4 Terrestrial Planets• 4 Jovian Planets
There are 5 Dwarf Planets
How Many Planets Are There?
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
Terrestrial Planets
• Small Mass and Size
• Close to the Sun
• Made of Metal and Rock
• Few Moons and No Rings
Radius = 0.38 REarth
Made of Metal and Rock
Moons= 0
Mercury
Radius= 0.95 REarth
Made of Metal and Rock
Moons =0
Venus
Radius= 1 REarth
Made of Metal and Rock
Moons =1
Earth
Radius= 0.53 REarth
Made of Metal and Rock
Moons =2 (very small)
Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Large Mass and Size
• Far from the Sun
• Made of Hydrogen and Helium
• Many Moons and Rings
Jovian Planets
Radius= 11.2 REarth
Made of Hydrogen and Helium
Moons =at least 63
Jupiter
Radius= 9.4 REarth
Made of Hydrogen and Helium
Moons =at least 50
Saturn
Uranus
• Radius= 4.0 REarth
• Mostly Hydrogen and Helium
• Moons= at least 27
Radius= 3.9 REarth
Made of Hydrogen and Helium
Moons =at least 13
Neptune
Ceres
Pluto
Haumea
Makemake
Eris
The 5 Dwarf Planets
• Pluto and Eris are the largest known objects in the Kuiper Belt
Made of Rocks and Metals
Orbits the Sun
Main Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter
What Are Asteroids?
An Icy Small Solar System body
Orbital Periods• From a few years to a few thousand
There are 3,976 Known Comets
What Are Comets?
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