Page 1 THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS SIZE COMPARISON: MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARSPage 2 MERCURYPage 3 VENUS 2012 “transit of Venus” in front of Sun Surface of VenusPage 4 EARTHEarth’s atmosphere “Earthrise” on the moon Signs of life!Page 5 MARSPage 6 THE “GAS GIANTS” SIZE COMPARISON: JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNEPage 7 JUPITER – The largest planet The “Great Red Spot” The “Galilean Moons”Page 8 SATURN Complex structureof ringsPage 9 URANUS Tipped on its side – kind of rolls alongPage 10 NEPTUNE The “Great Dark Spot”a huge stormPage 11 SIZE COMPARISON – all planets