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NOTES SHEET - The Planets! (Page 181)
Object
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn Uranus Neptune
Pluto
Distance from
Sun (km)
58 million
108 million
150
million
228
million
778 million
1.430 billion
2.870
billion
4.500 billion
5.913 billion
Distance from
Sun (AU)
0.39
0.72
1.0
1.5
5.2
9.5
19.2
30.0
39.5
Diameter (km)
4878
12102
12756
6794
142796
120660
51200
49500
2278
Mass (kg)
Composition
3.3 * 1023
4.9 * 1024
6.0 * 1024
6.4 * 1023
1.9 * 1027
5.7 * 1026
8.7 * 1025
1.0 * 1026
1.3 * 1022
Rock
Rock
Rock
Gas
Gas
Gas
Gas
Rock
Number of
Moons
Names of
Moons
Length of Day
0
0
1
Rock (Red
from iron)
2
67 and thin
rings
62 and thick
rings
27 and thin
rings
13 and thin
rings
3
NA
NA
Moon
Phobos,
Deimos
Titan
Titania,
Oberon
Triton
Charon
59 days
243 days
1 day
24 hrs
24.6 hrs
Io, Europa,
Ganymede,
Callisto
10 hrs
10.7 hrs
17 hrs
16 hrs
6.4 days
Length of Year
88 days
225 days
365 days
687 days
11.9 yrs
29.5 yrs
84 yrs
165 yrs
248 yrs
Temperature
Range
Fun Facts
-170 to 400°C
450 to 480°C
-88 to
48°C
-89 to
-31°C
-108 °C
-139 °C
-197 °C
-201 °C
-223 °C
Day is Almost
as Long as its
Year
Thick
atmosphere
makes it hot!
Supports
Life!
Has H2O in
polar
icecaps
Big Red Spot
is a giant
hurricane!
Rings made
of rocks and
ice
Axis is tilted
on its side!
Has a Great
BLUE Spot
Extremely
eccentric
orbit