4. If we were to put the planets in
order , from the one closest to the
sun, they would be Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and
Pluto.
13. A planet is an object in orbit around
a star but does not give off its own
light, rather it shines by reflecting
sunlight.
…..There are 9 major planets…..
14.
15. is th e inn ermost an d s mallest p lan et in th e Solar
System, orb itin g th e Su n once ever y 8 7 . 9 69 Earth d ays . Th e
orb it o f Mercu r y h as th e high est eccentricity o f all th e Solar
System p lan ets, an d it h as th e s mallest ax ial tilt . Mercu r y is
bright when viewed from Earth, ranging from −2 .3 to 5 .7 in
ap p arent magn itu d e .
Physical Characteristics
Mean radius
2,439.7 ± 1.0 km
0.3829 Earths
Flattening 0
Surface area
7.48 × 107 km²
0.147 Earths
Volume
6.083 × 1010 km³
0.056 Earths
Mass
3.3022 × 1023 kg
0.055 Earths
Mean density 5.427 g/cm³
16. Atmosphere
Surface pressure trace
Composition
42% Molecular oxygen
29.0% sodium
22.0% hydrogen
6.0% helium
0.5% potassium
Trace amounts of argon,
nitrogen, carbon dioxide,
water vapor, xenon,
krypton and neon
17.
18. is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting
it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after
Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in
the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of
−4.6, bright enough to cast shadows.
19.
20.
21. Physical Characteristics
Mean radius 6,371.0 km
Equatorial radius 6,378.1 km
Polar radius 6,356.8 km
Flattening 0.0033528
Circumference
40,075.16 km (equatorial)
40,008.00 km (meridional)
Surface area
510,072,000 km2
148,940,000 km2 land
(29.2 %)
361,132,000 km2 water
(70.8 %)
Volume 1.08321 × 1012 km3
Mass 5.9736 × 1024 kg
Mean density 5.515 g/cm3
22. Atmosphere
Surface pressure 101.325 kPa (MSL)
Composition
78.08% nitrogen (N2)
20.95% oxygen (O2)
0.93% argon
0.038% carbon dioxide
About 1% water vapor (varies
with climate)
23.
24.
25.
26. Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius
3,396.2 ± 0.1 km
0.533 Earths
Polar radius
3,376.2 ± 0.1 km
0.531 Earths
Flattening 0.005 89 ± 0.000 15
Surface area
144,798,500 km2
0.284 Earths
Volume
1.6318 × 1011 km3
0.151 Earths
Mass
6.4185 × 1023 kg
0.107 Earths
Mean density 3.9335 ± 0.0004 g/cm³
27.
28.
29. Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius
71,492 ± 4 km
11.209 Earths
Polar radius
66,854 ± 10 km
10.517 Earths
Flattening 0.06487 ± 0.00015
Surface area
6.21796×1010 km²[
121.9 Earths
Volume
1.43128×1015 km³[
1321.3 Earths
Mass
1.8986×1027 kg
317.8 Earths
1/1047 Sun
Mean density 1.326 g/cm³[
Equatorial surface gravity
24.79 m/s²
2.528 g
30.
31.
32. Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius
60,268 ± 4 km
9.4492 Earths
Polar radius
54,364 ± 10 km
8.5521 Earths
Flattening 0.097 96 ± 0.000 18
Surface area
4.27 × 1010 km²
83.703 Earths
Volume
8.2713 × 1014 km³
763.59 Earths
Mass
5.6846 × 1026 kg
95.152 Earths
Mean density
0.687 g/cm³
(less than water)
33.
34.
35.
36. Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius
25,559 ± 4 km
4.007 Earths
Polar radius
24,973 ± 20 km
3.929 Earths
Flattening 0.022 9 ± 0.000 8
Circumference 156,909.98 km
Surface area
8.115 6 × 109 km²
15.91 Earths
Volume
6.833 × 1013 km³
63.086 Earths
Mass
(8.6810 ±
0.0013) × 1025 kg
14.536 Earths
GM=5 793 939 ± 13
km³/s²
Mean density 1.27 g/cm³
Atmosphere
Scale height 27.7 km
Composition (Below 1.3 bar)
83 ± 3% Hydrogen (H2)
15 ± 3% Helium
2.3% Methane
0.009%
(0.007–0.015%)
Hydrogen
deuteride (HD)
Ices:
Ammonia
water
ammonium
hydrosulfide (NH4SH)
methane (CH4)
37.
38. Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius
24,764 ± 15 km
3.883 Earths
Polar radius
24,341 ± 30 km
3.829 Earths
Flattening 0.0171 ± 0.0013
Surface area
7.6408 × 109 km²
14.98 Earths
Volume
6.254 × 1013 km³
57.74 Earths
Mass
1.0243×1026 kg
17.147 Earths
Mean density 1.638 g/cm³