Concept
Project
Fall 2013
Examples of Planets
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
#1
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the sun and is known as the "Goldilocks Planet" according to NASA. This means that the essential qualities for life on this planet such as water, temperature, oxygen, are all conducive and "just right" for life to form.
Earth rotates around the sun, has a round shape with gravity, and has a clear orbital with only the moon orbiting it. These elements qualify Earth as a planet.
http://www.spaceimages.com/jupiter.html
www.nasa.gov
http://www.spaceimages.com/jupiter.html
http://www.spaceimages.com/jupiter.html
#2
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is a gaseous planet make primarily from hydrogen and helium, the same elements that are found in the sun. It is the largest planet in the solar system.
Jupiter rotates around the sun, has a round shape with gravity, and has a clear orbital with sixty-two moons orbiting it. These elements qualify Jupiter as a planet.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/index.html#.Uj87F2Re6zA
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/index.html#.Uj87F2Re6zA
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/index.html#.Uj87F2Re6zA
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/images/index.html#.Uj87F2Re6zA
#3
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is known as the Red Planet due the presence of iron causing the soil to be red. Mars has violent dust storms that resemble tornadoes. The atmosphere on Mars is primarily carbon dioxide.
Mars rotates around the sun, has a round shape with gravity, and has a clear orbital with two moons orbiting it. These elements qualify Mars as a planet.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=13244
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=13244
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=13244
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?Category=Planets&IM_ID=13244
#4
Venus
Venus is the second closest planet to the sun. It has a rocky terrain full of volcanic crators. The atmosphere of Venus is primarily nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and clouds of sulfuric acid. Due to the high temperatures (480 degrees fahrenheit) it is unlikely that life is capable on Venus.
Venus rotates around the sun, has a round shape with gravity, and has a clear orbital without any moons orbiting it. These elements qualify Venus as a planet.