1. PLANETS IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM
BY:
MELEIRO RUBIO, BLANCA
MEYER UGAZ, CATHERINE

2. PAGES
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
 Introduction……………………………………..………..3
 Mercury……………………………………….………. 4 ,5
 Venus………………………………………….………..6, 7
 Earth………………………………………………….…8,9
 Mars………………………………………………… 10 ,11
GAS GIANT PLANETS
 Introduction……………………………………………. 12
 Jupiter……………………………………….……… 13 ,14
 Saturn……………….........................................…15 , 16
 Uranus……………..........................................……17,18
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 Neptune………………………………………...……19 ,20

3. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
INTRODUCTION
 In our solar system , there are
four terrestrial planets, which
also happen to be the four
closest to the sun: Mercury,
Venus Earth and Mars.
 They are celestial planets and
inner planets.
 They are all composed mostly
of rock and heavy metals.
 This planets are much smaller
than gas giants.
 Terrestrial planets are also
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called rocky planets or telluric
planets.

4. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
MERCURY
 Mercury is the smallest
terrestrial body and the
planet closest to the
sun.
 Mercury has no
moons.
 The interior of Mercury
is probably made up
mainly of the dense
metal iron.
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5. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
MERCURY
 Mercury is a dry, barren
planet, because it has very
little atmosphere.
 Also the diameter of
Mercury is 4,878 km
(3,030 miles)and the
rotation period about axis
is 58.65 days. The surface
of the planet is covered
with craters. 5

6. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
VENUS
 Venus is the second
planet from the Sun.
 This gives it an orbital
period of 225 days.
 The radius of Venus is
almost exactly that of the
Earth.
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7. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
VENUS
 Is the brightest planet in
the sky. The surface
temperature on Venus is
about 462 degrees
Celcius.
 The atmosphere is
made up mostly of
carbon dioxide. There is
liquid water and oxygen.
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8. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
EARTH
 The Earth is the only
planet known to have
living things.
 Its atmosphere is
composed mostly of
oxygen and nitrogen.
 Earth is a rocky planet.
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9. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
EARTH
 Is the only planet with a
liquid surface, the
water occupies 71% of
the earth's surface.
 From the space the
Earth looks blue,this is
because of the oxygen
of the atmosphere and
the abundance of seas
and oceans.
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10. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
MARS
 Mars is the fourth planet
from the Sun.
 Is much smaller than the
Earth.
 The atmosphere on Mars
contains only small
amount of oxygen.
 Mars has two moons :
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Deimos and Phobos.

11. TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
MARS
o The surface of Mars
has impact craters,
volcanoes…etc.
o It has seasons, an
approximately 24 hour
day, and an
atmosphere with
clouds and icecaps.
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12. GAS GIANT PLANETS
INTRODUCTION
 Now, we are going to
talk about the gas giant
planets, also called the
outer planets because
they are the furthest
planets from the Sun in
the Solar System.
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13. GAS GIANT PLANETS
JUPITER
 The first gas giant planet is
Jupiter.
 Jupiter receives its name
from the roman god, Jupiter.
 It is the fifth planet and the
biggest planet in the Solar
System.
 It has got 13 satellites. It is
covered by an atmosphere
of liquid hydrogen. It is
principally made of helio
and hydrogen.
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14. GAS GIANT PLANETS
JUPITER
 It has a velocity of
rotation higher than the
velocity of rotation in the
Earth.
 Jupiter only takes 10
hours to rotate on its
axis.
 Something that is
remarcable on the
surface of Jupiter is the
big, red spot.
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15. GAS GIANT PLANETS
SATURN
 The second gas giant
planet is Saturn.
 Saturn is the sixth planet
in the Solar System.
 It is similar in size as
Jupiter but is slightly
smaller.
 It is surrounded by a
system of rings.
 It receives its name from
the roman god, Saturn.
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16. GAS GIANT PLANETS
SATURN
 It is made in a 90% of
hydrogen and in a 5%
of helio.
 Saturn's atmosphere
has a pattern of dark
and light bands similar
to Jupiter’s.
 Saturn has got a lot of
satellites that orbit the
planet.
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17. GAS GIANT PLANETS
URANUS
 The third gas giant
planet is Uranus.
 Uranus is the seventh
planet in the Solar
System and the third
biggest planet in the
Solar System.
 Uranus receives its
name from the greek
god Uranus.
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18. GAS GIANT PLANETS
URANUS
 It has got the coldest
atmosphere in the
Solar System.
 Uranus has also got a
system of rings and a
lot of satellites
surrounding the planet.
 Its axis of rotation is
almost on the plane of
its orbit.
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19. GAS GIANT PLANETS
NEPTUNE
 And finally, the fourth gas
giant planet is Neptune.
 Neptune is the eight
planet and the farthest
planet in the Solar
System.
 It receives its name from
the roman god, Neptune.
 Now, we only know about
13 moons that orbit the
planet.
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20. GAS GIANT PLANETS
NEPTUNE
 There is a big, dark spot on
Neptune´s surface.
 The temperature on it is
very low because of little
heat that receives from the
Sun but, some scientifics
think, that Neptune has a
heat source.
 Neptune has also got a
tenuous system of rings.
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22. THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
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