Mercury was named after the
god of Speed.
Earth is named after Gaia,
which means land.
Jupiter is named after the king
of the gods, thunder, and sky.
Mercury is 36 million miles, or
0.387 AU, away from the Sun.
Temperatures on Earth range
from -100 degrees F to 140
degrees F.
Jupiter is 480 million miles, or
5.2 AU, away from the sun.
On Mercury, the temperatures
range from 800 degrees F
during the day to -350 degrees
F during the night.
Mercury is the smallest planet.
Mercury is very rocky with a
lot of craters from the
asteroids that hit the surface.
There is almost no atmosphere
on Mercury.
The orbit of Mercury is 88
Earth days.
Venus is named after the
goddess of love and beauty.
Venus is 67 million miles away
from the sun, or 0.723 AU.
Venus is the hottest planet,
with temperatures around 900
degrees F all the time.
Venus’s atmosphere is mostly
Carbon Dioxide with thick dark
clouds that trap in heat.
Venus’s surface contains
thousands of active volcanoes
and rivers of lava flows.
Earth is 93,000,000 away from
the sun, or 1 AU.
Earth is the only planet that
can sustain life because of the
atmosphere.
Earth is 75% water and 25%
land.
There are bad dust storms on
Mars’s surface because of
strong winds.
Mars is named after the god of
war.
Mars temperature ranges from
80 degrees F during the day to
-150 degrees F at night.
Mars is 142 million miles, or
1.5 AU, away from the sun.
The atmosphere on Mars is
thinner than Earth’s and
contains, Carbon dioxide,
Nitrogen, Argon, and Oxygen.
Mars is known as the red
planet because the rocks are
covered in rusted iron.
Mars has seasons like Earth
and a North and South pole
that may contain frozen water.
Mars has 2 moons, Phobos and
Demios.
Temperatures on Jupiter
range depending on where you
are in the atmosphere. In the
clouds, its is 200 degrees F.
Below the clouds, it is 70
degrees F.
Jupiter is the largest planet in
our solar system.
Jupiter is made up of all liquids
and gases (Hydrogen and
Helium).
The Giant Red Spot is a
hurricane the size of Earth on
Jupiter. It’s lasted for over 500
years.
Jupiter has a few rings and
many moons. Scientists have
discovered 63 so far. The
largest moons are Io, Europa,
Ganyamede, and Callisto.
Saturn is named after the god
of harvest.
Uranus is named after the god
of heavens and sky.
Neptune is named after the
god of the sea.
Saturn is 888 million miles or
9.5 AU away from the sun.
Uranus is 1.8 billion miles away
from the sun, or 19.2 AU.
Saturn’s temperature is about 200 degrees F.
Uranus is approximately -300
degrees F.
Neptune is located 2.8 billion
miles, or 30.09 AU away from
the sun.
Saturn is a gas giant primarily
composed of Hydrogen and
Helium.
Uranus is mostly made up of
frozen liquid and gas
hydrogen, helium, and
methane.
21 moons have been
discovered around Saturn so
far. Titan is the largest moon,
and also has its own
atmosphere.
Saturn has thick rings made of
ice chunks and rock.
Although Saturn is huge, it is
not very dense. It is less dense
than water.
Uranus’s greenish blue color
comes from methane gas.
Uranus rotates vertically
instead of horizontally.
Uranus has rings and more
than 27 moons.
Uranus’s core may contain
diamonds.
Neptune’s temperature
averages -350 degrees F.
Neptune is the coldest and
windiest planet. There are
violent ice and lightning
storms.
The Great Dark Spot on
Neptune is a giant hurricane
the size of Earth.
Neptune is the sister planet to
Uranus.
Neptune has 13 known moons.