SOLAR SYSTEM

SATURN

• 6th planet from the sun
• Second largest planet
• It could be seen by a naked eye
• 34 moons

PLUTO

• The largest dwarf planet
• Has five known moons
• Named after the Greek god of underworld
• Smaller with the number of moons

MARS

• Named after the Roman God of war
• Mars is the home to the tallest mountain in the solar system
• Mountains name is Olympus Mons
• Its a shield volcano

VENUS

• Second planet from the Sun
• Named after Roman Goddess of love and beauty
• Often called the Earth's sister planet
• It's known as morning star and evening star

SUN

• The Sun is a Star
• Center of our solar system
• Almost a perfect sphere
• Travels 220 kilometers per second

EARTH

• Has powerful magnetic field
• Only planet not named after a god
• Out of all the planets the Earth has the greatest density
• 3rd planet drom the sun

NEPTUNE

• Takes 18 hrs. to fully rotate
• Isn't a solid body
• Very thin collection of rings
• The rings are made up of ice particles
• With dust grain and possibly carbon based substances

URANUS

• Discovered by Sir Williams Hershel in 1781
• Referred as an "ice giant"
• The minimum temp. for the suface is -224*c
• Covered by 2 thin sets of rings

JUPITOR

• Fourth brightest object in the solar system
• Unique cloud features
• The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on Jupitor
• Eight spacecrafts have visited Jupitor

MERCURY

• 88 days is a year
• 1 day is 176 Earth days
• Second hottest planet
• Named after the messenger to the gods