Planets Review

Planets with a solid surface

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​Terrestrail

Planets with gas surfaces
"gas giants"

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​Jovian

• ​is a terrestrial planet

• has a thin atmosphere containing helium & hydrogen.

• has no moons

• temperature fluctuates between very hot and very cold

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Mercury

• ​is a terrestrial planet

• has a thick atmosphere made of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfric acid

• has no moons

• is the hottest planet in the solar system

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Venus

• ​is a terrestrial planet

• has an atmosphere made of nitrogen, oxygen, argo, and carbon dioxide

• has just 1 moon

• has mild weather, not too hot or cold

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Earth

• ​is a terrestrial planet

• has a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide

• has 2 moons

• temperature ranges from cold to comfortable

Mars

• ​is a jovian planet

• has a thick atmosphere of hydrogen gas

• has 60+ moons

• has 4 rings

• temperature is cold

Jupiter

• ​is a jovian planet

• has an atmosphere made of hydrogen and helium

• has 60+ moons

• has thousands of rings

• temperature is cold

Saturn

• ​is a jovian planet

• has an atmosphere made of hydrogen, helium, and methane

• has 20+ moons

• has 13 rings

• temperature is cold

Uranus

Neptune

• ​is a jovian planet

• has an atmosphere made of hydrogen, helium, and methane

• has 13 moons

• has 4 rings

• temperature is cold

Pluto

• we don't know if Pluto is terrestrail or jovian

• has an atmosphere of methane, sometimes

• has 5 moons

• has 4 rings

• temperature is cold