Our solar system 3

Our Solar SystemBy GAVIN KWAN

Mercury Venus Earth Mars Saturn Jupiter Uranus Neptune

Planets

Mercury

Mercury

The planet Mercury is too small and has little gravity to have held on to an atmosphere. The surface of the planet Mercury is covered with craters. These craters have been created by ions of accidental encounters with asteroids and comets.

Venus

The planet Venus has long been one of

the most misunderstood of all the inner

planet. Like the Earth, Venus has an

atmosphere. However, this atmosphere

is thicker than that of the Earth, making

it difficult for modern science to

penetrate.

Earth

Earth

Scientist use the Earth to study all the other planets. Since no human has ever visited another planet we have to use what we know about the Earth and try to guess what the other planets must be like.

Mars

Mars

Mars excites scientists because its mild temperament is more like the Earth than any other planets. Evidence suggests that Mars once had rivers, streams, lakes and even an ocean.

Saturn

Saturn

Saturn is a favourite object for many observers. Its beautiful rings are 169,800 miles wide but less thick than a football field. In many ways Saturn is similar to Jupiter, but it is much smaller.

Jupiter

Jupiter

Jupiter has at least 63 moons. Jupiter’s great red spot visible in the picture to the right is where a giant storm has been ragging for at least 300 years. This storm is super hurricane winds.

Uranus

Uranus

Uranus has 27 moons. Five of these moons are large and the rest are smaller. It is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into this planet. The crash was so powerful that it completely changed the direction of Uranus spin.

Neptune

Neptune

Neptune has 13 moons that we know of. Because Neptune is so far away it is difficult to see any of these worlds. Neptune has a giant storm much like the storm on Jupiter.

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