Mars Uranus
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OURSOLARSYSTEM
www.nasa.govUranus and Neptune are called ice giants. Earth’s atmosphere is primarily nitrogen and oxygen. Mer-cury has a very tenuous atmosphere, while Venus has a thick atmosphere of mainly carbon dioxide. Mars’ carbon dioxide atmosphere is extremely thin. Jupiter and Saturn are composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, while Uranus and Neptune are
Scale Model of the Solar System - University of New Mexico
meteorite.unm.eduUranus 19.2 2,870,000,000 192 51,800 5.2 Ball bearing Neptune 30.1 4,500,000,000 301 49,500 4.8 Ball bearing Pluto 39.4 5,900,000,000 394 2,300 0.2 Small pinhead Procedures: This is an activity best done outside, with twine or rope, and postcards with the planet ... Mars 8 meters = 16 very small steps or 8 very large steps from Earth
Moons of the Solar System - NASA
www.nasa.govMars has its two small moons. In the outer solar system, the gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn) and the ice giants (Uranus and Neptune) have numerous moons. As these huge planets grew in the early solar system, they were able to capture objects with their large gravitational fields. Earth’s Moon probably formed when a large body about the size
A Scale Model of the Solar System
solarscience.msfc.nasa.govA Scale Model of the Solar System (Developed by Dr. David H. Hathaway, NASA/MSFC) Background: From 1959 to the present the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has sent a number of spacecraft to explore our solar system. Many different types of spacecraft are
Planet Distance Chart - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
www.jpl.nasa.govAnswer Key NASA/JPL Education - Solar System Bead Activity Discover more: www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu Planet Distance Chart . Calculate the …
Activity 1: Solar System Model (Distance)
www.startwithabook.org2 Introduction Our solar system is the Sun and everything that travels around it. Traveling around the Sun are eight official planets, at least five dwarf planets, nearly 200 moons (or natural satellites of the planets), and a large number of comets and asteroids. Supplies • Tape measure • Rolls of toilet paper