A TOUR TO

THE SOLAR
SYSTEM
 The Solar System
PLUTO
Not to (Dwarf Planet)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets.
scale
NEPTUNE
They are also known as terrestrial planets.

URANUS

SATURN Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

MARS Neptune, and Pluto are
JUPITER the outer planets.
EARTH

VENUS Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

and Neptune are also
MERCURY
known as gas giants or
Jovian planets.
SUN
Pluto is a big ball of ice.

Between Mars and Jupiter there is a

large number of rocks orbiting the sun.

Each rock is known as an ASTEROID.

COMETS OR METEOROIDS
This ring of rocks is called the Asteroid
Belt.
Sun
•The name of the sun is
SOL.
•The Sun is a star at the
center of our solar system.
•It is estimated to be 4.5
billion years old.
•It supports all life on Earth
through photo- synthesis
and is the ultimate source
of all food and fossil fuel.
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 PLANETS
meaning, ‘wanderer’.

Classified into two:

1. Terrestrial planets (inner planets)
2. Gas Giants or Jovian planets (outer
planets)
International Astronomical Union
(IAU)
CRITERIA OF A PLANET:
(sis copy and paste criteria here from google)
Mercury (The smallest
planet)
Resembles Earth's Moon,
scarred by thousands of
impact craters. There are
areas of smooth terrain as
well as cliffs, some
soaring a mile high,
formed by ancient
impacts.
Almost no atmosphere. The
very little atmosphere that
exists is composed chiefly
of oxygen, sodium, and
helium.
Venus (The veiled planet)
It is covered by thick,
rapidly spinning clouds.
Due to its thick cloud
layer reflecting sunlight, it
is the brightest planet in
the sky
Consists mainly of carbon
dioxide, nitrogen, and
droplets of sulfuric acid; it
contains almost no water
vapor. This thick
atmosphere traps immense
amounts of heat in a large-
scale greenhouse effect.
Earth (The Blue Planet)
The Earth looks blue and
green from space with
clouds moving through the
atmosphere. The surface
of the Earth is 70% water
and 30% land.
Mostly oxygen (21%) and
nitrogen (78%). Some
argon, carbon dioxide, and
water vapor.
Natural satellite : 1 (the
Moon)
The Moon
• The Moon is the Earth’s only
natural satellite.

• The name of the moon is

LUNA.

• The Moon contains no water

and has no atmosphere

• It takes 27.32 days to orbit the

Earth once.

• The gravitational pull of the

Moon is responsible for the
Earth’s tides.
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Mars (The Red planet)

Mars appears red due to the iron

oxide in its soil. It has polar
ice caps that grow and recede
with the seasons, and it has
dust storms, which cause giant
dunes, wind streaks, and wind-
carved features.

Planetary satellites (Moons): 2

Moons
 Moons of Mars
Phobos Deimos

Gouged by a giant impact crater and beaten by thousands

of meteorite impacts, Phobos is on a collision course with It is also heavily cratered with a small lumpy appearance.
Mars. It may collide with Mars in 50 million years or
break up into a ring.

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Jupiter (The Biggest Planet)
It is sometimes called a
“mini-solar system”
because of its numerous
moons and fainted rings.
Jupiter appears striped
because light and dark
belts are created by strong
east-west winds.
Atmosphere: Mostly
hydrogen, helium and
methane.
Planetary satellites
(Moons): 63 Moons

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Moons of Jupiter
1. Io 17. Callirrhoe 33. Euanthe 49. Kore
2. Europa 18. Themisto 34. Euporie 50. S/2003 J2
3. Ganymede 19. Megaclite 35. Orthosie 51. S/2003 J3
4. Callisto 20. Taygete 36. Sponde 52. S/2003 J4
5. Amalthea 21. Chaldene 37. Kale 53. S/2000 J11
6. Himalia 22. Harpalyke 38. Pasithee 54. S/2000 J5
7. Elara 23. Kalyke 39. Hegemone 55. S/2003 J9
8. Pasiphae 24. Iocaste 40. Mneme 56. S/2003 J10
9. Sinope 25. Erinome 41. Aoede 57. S/2003 J12
10. Lysithea 26. Isonoe 42. Thelxinoe 58. S/2003 J15
11. Carme 27. Praxidike 43. Arche 59. S/2003 J16
12. Ananke 28. Autonoe 44. Kallichore 60. S/2003 J17
13. Leda 29. Thyone 45. Helike 61. S/2003 J18
14. Thebe 30. Hermippe 46. Carpo 62. S/2003 J19
15. Adrastea 31. Aitne 47. Eukelade 63. S/2003 J23
16. Metis 32. Eurydome 48. Cyllene

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Saturn (The Ringed Planet)
Appearance: Saturn has a
large system of rings,
and the yellow and gold
bands in its atmosphere
are caused by super-fast
winds combined with
heat rising from its
interior.
Atmosphere: Mostly
hydrogen and helium.
Planetary satellites
(Moons): 60 Moons

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Moons of Saturn
1. Mimas 16. Kiviuq 31. Narvi 46. Loge
2. Enceladus 17. Atlas 32. Methone 47. Skoll
3. Tethys 18. Prometheus 33. Pallene 48. Surtur
4. Dione 19. Pandora 34. Polydeuces 49. S/2004 S7
5. Rhea 20. Pan 35. Daphnis 50. S/2004 S12
6. Titan 21. Ymir 36. Aegir 51. S/2004 S13
7. Hyperion 22. Paaliaq 37. Bebhionn 52. S/2004 S17
8. Iapetus 23. Tarvos 38. Bergelmir 53. S/2006 S1
9. Erriapus 24. Ijiraq 39. Bestla 54. S/2006 S3
10. Phoebe 25. Suttungr 40. Farbauti 55. Greip
11. Janus 26. Mundilfari 41. Fenrir 56. Jarnsaxa
12. Epimetheus 27. Albiorix 42. Fornjot 57. Tarqeq
13. Helene 28. Skathi 43. Hati 58. S/2007 S2
14. Telesto 29. Siarnaq 44. Hyrokkin 59. S/2007 S3
15. Calypso 30. Thrymr 45. Kari 60. Anthe

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
Uranus (The Topsy-Turvy
Planet)
Appearance: It has a blue-
green color from the
methane gas above the
deeper clouds. Methane
absorbs red light and
reflects blue light. It does
have a small system of
rings.
Atmosphere: Mostly
hydrogen, helium, and
methane.
Planetary satellites
(Moons): 27 Moons
 Moons of Uranus
1. Cordelia 15. Francisco
2. Ophelia 16. Ariel
3. Bianca 17. Umbriel
4. Cressida 18. Titania
5. Desdemona 19. Oberon
6. Juliet 20. Caliban
7. Portia 21. Stephano
8. Rosalind 22. Trinculo
9. Mab 23. Sycorax
10. Belinda 24. Margaret
11. Perdita 25. Prospero
12. Puck 26. Setebos
13. Cupid 27. Ferdinand
14. Miranda

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Neptune (The Windy Planet)
Appearance: Neptune has a blue
color because of the methane in
its atmosphere. The methane
reflects blue light while it
absorbs red light. It has a small
system of rings and periodically
Great Dark Spots (hurricane-like
storms) appear.
Atmosphere: Mostly hydrogen,
helium,and methane.
Planetary satellites (Moons): 13
Moons

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Moons of Neptune
1. Triton
2. Nereid
3. Naiad
4. Thalassa
5. Despina
6. Galatea
7. Larissa
8. Proteus
9. Halimede
10. Psamathe
11. Sao
12. Laomedeia
13. Neso

| The Solar System | Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
| Asteroids | Comets | Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites | End Show |
 Pluto (Dwarf Planet)
Charon
Appearance: A
large frozen ball of
ice.
Planetary satellites
(Moons): 3
1. Charon
2. Hydra
3. Nix
Asteroids
• Asteroids are either rocky
or metallic objects that
orbit the Sun. They are too
small to considered planets
but are sometimes called
planetoids.

• They can be anywhere

from the size of a pebble
up to a 1000km (620
miles) in diameter; the
asteroid Ceres is an
example of an asteroid that
is this large.
Comets
• Comets - small, fragile,
irregular-shaped body
composed of a mixture of non-
volatile grains and frozen gases

• As comets approach the Sun,

radiation from the Sun
evaporates the ice and gases,
creating the lone tail. The
closer to the Sun, the longer the
tail of the comet. The tail of the
comet always faces away from
the Sun because of the solar
wind coming from the Sun.
Meteors, Meteoroids, and
Meteorites
• Meteoroids - asteroids that are
on a collision course with
Earth.
• Meteor - streak of light
created when a meteoroid
strikes our atmosphere at high
velocity and friction causes the
chunk of space matter to burn
up.
• Meteorite - what is left that
strikes the Earth’s surface if
the meteoroid does not burn up
completely.
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Size and magnitude