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- Inner Planets Outer PlanetsMercury JupiterVenus SaturnEarth UranusMars Neptune Pluto
- Satellite -An object orbit aroundanother object in spaceNatural SatellitesArtificial Satellites
- Natural Satellites
- Mercury: the innermost planet
- Venus: the veiled planet
- Earth:the only planet with evidence of life
- Moon-Every civilizationhas had a name for thesatellite of Earth that isknown, in English, as theMoon. The name is ofAnglo-Saxon derivation
- Mars: the red planet
- Phobos-(named for one of the horses that drew Mars chariot); Deimos-(named for one of Mars companions). One of the smallest natural satellites in the solar system, its surface displays numerous craters.
- Jupiter: lord of the heavens
- Io-Satelliteof Jupiter; the celestial body with the greatest number of active volcanoes. Europa-Satellite of Jupiter; displays a surface layer of ice that might cover liquid water.
- Callisto-Satellite of Jupiter; its heavily cratered surface indicates that Callisto is very old. Ganymede-Satellite of Jupiter; the largest natural satellite in the solar system; its glacial surface is thought to cover an ocean and a mantle.
- Saturn: the elegant planet
- Titan-Saturns largest satellite, 1.5 times the diameter of the Moon.Rhea-Satellite of Saturn; its cratered surface is covered with ice as hard as rock. Dione-Satellite of Saturn; its cratered surface features ice deposits.
- Tethys-Satelliteof Saturn thought to be composed of ice; visible on its surface is an immense impact crater named Odysseus. Mimas -Satellite of Saturn; features a crater named Herschel spanning one-third of its surface. Iapetus -Satellite of Saturn featuring a bright side composed of ice and a dark side composed of unknown matter
- Uranus: the twin of Neptune
- Oberon-The most distant satellite of Uranus; its craters are often surrounded by light rays. Titania-The largest satellite of Uranus; its surface displays numerous valleys and faults. Umbriel-Satellite of Uranus; its heavily cratered surface is very dark.
- Ariel-Satelliteof Uranus; its cratered surface is composed of numerous long valleys and extremely high escarpments. Miranda-Satellite of Uranus whose surface is cratered in places; displays vast expanses of artes and furrows
- Neptune: the windy planet
- Triton-Neptunes largest satellite; together with Pluto, Triton is the coldest object in the solar system.
- Communication MilitarySatellites SatellitesResource ScientificSatellites Satellites WeatherNavigation SatellitesSatellites
- Communication Satellites
- Capture different radiowaves and send them todifferent spots in theworld.
- Resource Satellites
- Help scientistsmonitor naturalresources by takingpicture
- Navigation Satellites
- Pilots and sailor use navigation satellites to help them where they are and where they are headed.
- Military Satellites
- Thesesatellites help the armed forces to navigate, communicate, and spy on otheir countries.
- Scientific Satellites
- Ithelp scientists to study Earth and outer space.
- Weather Satellites
- Ithelp scientists to study different types of weather patterns.
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