A presentation of our solar system.

1. The Solar System

2. Contents of the Solar System
• The Sun
• 8 Planets
• Asteroids
• Satellites
• Comets
• Stars

3. The Sun
• A Star
• Made of many different scorching gases
• Center of our solar system
• Allows for life on Earth
• 864,000 miles wide
• Red Giant/White Dwarf

4. The 8 Planets
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

5. Mercury
• First planet from Sun
• Craters
• Temperature: -279/801 F
• 87. 97 days per orbit
• No moons
• 3032 miles diameter

6. Venus
• Volcanic activity
• Permanent greenhouse effect
• 7519.834 miles diameter
• 224.70 days orbit
• No moons

7. Earth
• Only known planet with life
• Water
• 7917.512 miles diameter
• 365.26 day orbit
• One moon (Luna)

8. Mars (Red Planet)
• Cold desert world
• Olympus Mons
• Dust Storms/Water
• 687 day orbit
• 4222 mile diameter
• 2 Moons

9. Asteroids
• Rocky Remains
• Formation of Solar System
• Size
• 90,000 asteroids
• Asteroid belt

10. Jupiter
• Largest Planet
• Failed Star
• Great Red Spot
• 88846 mile diameter
• 4331 day orbit
• 63 moons

11. Saturn
• Rings
• Hydrogen and Helium
ball
• Fast winds/Extensive
Heat
• 74989 mile diameter
• 10759 day orbit
• 52 Moons

12. Uranus
• Color/Methane gas
• Rotational axis
• 31764 mile diameter
• 30687 day orbit
• 27 Moons

13. Neptune
• Mathematic Predictions
• Color/ Methane gas
• Hurricane-like storms
• 30776 mile diameter
• 60190 day orbit
• 13 Moons

14. Comets
• Rock and Ice
• Small Town/Size
• Approach Sun/Tails
• Dust and gas trail
• Sun Illuminates

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