Planets

Mercury Revolution

88 days

Mercury Atmosphere

little to none

Mercury surface

heavily cratered

Mercury distance from sun

36 million miles, varies

Mercury moons

none

Mercury surface temp

-180 - 430 C

Venus revolution

224

Venus atmosphere

CO₂

Venus surface

volcanoes present, may not be active

Venus rotation

retrograde (reverse)

what planet is earths twin

venus

earth circumfrence

24,900 miles

earth diameter

7900 miles

avg. distance to moon

239,000 miles

avg. distance to sun

93 million miles

revolution speed of earth

66,000 mph

rotational speed of earth

1000 mph

color of mars

reddish from iron oxide

mars moos

2, phobos and deimos

mars atmosphere

CO₂ with dust storm

mars geography

Olympus Mons (volcano) and Valles Marianis (grand canyon)

Mars revolution

687 days

jupiter relative size

largest planet

jupiter compostion

gas giant, He and H₂

jupiter moons

96, Ganymede, Io, Callisto, Europa

Jupiter rotation

10 hours

Jupiter features

great red spot and strong magnetic field

saturn notable features

largest ring system w/ 7 rings

saturn moons

274 moons, largest is Titan (has its own atmosphere)

saturn composition

H₂ and He

Saturn denisty

very low, less dense than water

saturn revolution

29 years

saturn rotation

10.7 years

saturn distance from sun

886 million miles

Uranus tilt

tilted 90 degrees, orbits on its side

Uranus rotation

reverse rotation

Uranus distance from sun

1.8 billion miles from sun

Uranus rings

13 rings

Uranus atmosphere

H₂ atmosphere, bluish color from methane

Uranus core

ice giant, icy core

Uranus moons

28 moons… largest are Oberon and Titania

Neptune features

Fastest wind speeds in solar system… 1300 mph

Neptune color

Blue color from methane

Neptune distance from sun

2.8 billion miles from sun

Neptune core

rocky core

Neptune moons

14 moons, largest is Triton