Terrestrial
EARTH LIKE
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Core
Mantle
Crust
More
Smaller
Topic to be
compared
Define the
term
Name the
planets
Jovian
JUPITER LIKE
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
**Pluto is now a dwarf
planet***
Small dense core
Surrounded by gases
Structure of
the planets
Densities
(less or more)
Size
Less
Bigger
(bigger or smaller)
Iron (Fe)
Magnesium (Mg)
Silicon (Si)
Composed of
(elements)
Special
features
Hydrogen (H)
Helium (He)
Rings
Many moons
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos. (Order of Planet starting from the
sun)
(Terrestial Planets)
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
(Jovian Planets)
Jupiter Saturn Urnaus Neptune * Pluto is no longer a planet but is
considered a DWARF PLANET.
Atmosphere
Mercury
None
Venus
Earth
Carbon Dioxide
(CO2) Nitrogen
(N) and sulfuric
Acid
Nitrogen (N)
Oxygen (O)
Carbon Dixoide
(CO2) Water
(H2O)
Mars
Carbon
Dixoide
(CO2)
Revolution (Year)
In days
88 days
224.7 days
365.26 days
687 days
Rotation
(Day)
Surface
Features
59 days
243 days
24 hours
(23 hrs, 56
minutes)
27 hours, 37
minutes
Craters
Volcanoes
Oceans and
mountains
Ice caps and
dust storms
57.9 million
Km
108.2 million
Km
149.6 million
Km
227.9 million
Km
Temperature
Range
Moons
Diameter
-173 C to
427C
482C
None
None
4,880 Km
12,104 Km
Explorations
Mariner X
(10)
Pioneer and
Magellan
(Compared to earth’s)
38% of
Earth’s
Gravity
Special
Features
Heavily
cratered
surface
Similar to
Earth’s
(Earth’s
Twin)
Very thin
clouds
Axial tilt
.010
Distance from
the sun (km)
Gravity
177.5
-63C to 20C
One (1)
12,756 Km
X
Two (2)
6,787 Km
Mariner IV
(4)
X
Two-fifths of
Earth’s
Life (People)
Largest
volcano in the
Solar System
(Olympus
Mons)
25.2 (Much
like Earth’s)
23.5
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Hydrogen (H) Hydrogen (H) Hydrogen (H)
Helium (He)
Helium (He)
Helium (H)
NH4
Neptune
H He H20
NH4
11.86 years
29.46 years
84.0 years
164.8 years
Rotation (Day)
In Hours
9 hrs. 50 min
10 hrs. 14
min
17 hrs. 14
min
16 hrs.
Surface
Features
Distance
from the sun
(km)
Temperature
Range
Moons
Diameter
Colorful
bands
Colorful
bands
Blue green
hue
Blue cloud
cover
778.3 million
km
1427 million
km
286.9 million
km
4496 million
km
-121 C
-125C
-193C
-193 C to 153 C
16 (61)
18 (31)
21 (26)
8 (13)
142,800 km
120,000 km
51,800 km
49,500 km
Voyager I
Voyager I
Voyager II
Three (3)
Thousands
Largest planet
Fastest
roatation
GREAT RED
SPOT
3.1
Spectaclar
Rings
Density Float
Rotates on its
side
Set of Four
(4)
Very strong
winds
26.7
97.8
28.3
Atmosphere
Revolution
(Year)
Explorations
Gravity
(Compared to earth’s)
#Rings
Special
Features
Axial Tilt
(degrees)
Name of Moon * Also
called Satellites*
Planet it orbits
Special Features
Earth
We have been there
Mars
Small, highly cratered
Mars
Small, highly cratered
Jupiter (Galilean Moon, one
of 4 discovered byGalileo)
Volcanoes
Jupiter (Galilean Moon)
Has an atmosphere and
water
Jupiter (Galilean Moon)
Larger than Mercury or
Pluto (dwarf planet)
Jupiter (Galilean Moon)
Oxygen dioxide is present
Uranus
Substantial atomosphere
Uranus
High vaulted valleys
Uranus
Craters, partially flooded
with dark material
Uranus
Unusual dark surface
Uranus
Surface crisscrossed,
valleys and faults
Uranus
V shaped grooves and
parallel ridges
Neptune
Ice volcanoes
Moon
Deimos
Phobos
Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto
Titan
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Triton