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SPACE!
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
INNER PLANETS
OUTER PLANETS
ROCKY
GAS GIANTS
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The Sun
• A massive nuclear
fireball, that provides all
of the heat and light we
get on Earth.
• The Sun is a normal star,
in a normal part of the
galaxy.
• Every star you can see in
the night sky is a star, like
the Sun.
Day Planets Dwarf Planets Mass
25-35 days 8 5+ 330,000 x Earth
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The Sun
• A massive nuclear
fireball, that provides all
of the heat and light we
get on Earth.
• The Sun is a normal star,
in a normal part of the
galaxy.
• Every star you can see in
the night sky is a star, like
the Sun.
Day Planets Dwarf Planets Mass
25-35 days 8 5+ 330,000 x Earth
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Mercury
• Smallest planet
• Very hot in the day, very
cold at night
• Looks a bit like the
Moon
• Stars can be seen in the
day because there is no
air on Mercury
Day Year Moons Mass
59 days 88 days None 0.06 x Earth
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Venus
• The hottest planet
• Sometimes called Earth’s
twin because of its size
• Covered in a thick layer
of acid clouds
• A Venus day is longer
than a Venus year!
Day Year Moons Mass
243 days 226 days None 0.82 x Earth
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Venus
• The hottest planet
• Sometimes called Earth’s
twin because of its size
• Covered in a thick layer
of acid clouds
• A Venus day is longer
than a Venus year!
Day Year Moons Mass
243 days 226 days None 0.82 x Earth
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Earth
• Only known planet with
life
• 10% of the Earth is
covered in ice
• Like most planets the
Earth is not actually
round - it more like a
slightly squashed ball!
Day Year Moons Mass
24 hours 1 year 1 1 x Earth
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Mars
• Biggest volcano in the
Solar System is Olympus
Mons. It is 15 miles high!
• Its moons, Phobos and
Deimos are not round,
but rocky.
• Called the red planet
because it actually looks
red in the night sky!
Day Year Moons Mass
24 hrs 43 mins 1.88 years 2 0.11 x Earth
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Jupiter
• Has a great red spot,
which is really a massive
hurricane.
• Jupiter has a faint ring
• So big you could fit
1,300 Earths inside it!
• Very bright and visible in
the evening right now.
Day Year Moons Mass
9.5 hours 11.9 years 63 318 x Earth
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Saturn
• The rings are made up of
bits of rock and ice.
• Its biggest moon, Titan, is
larger than the planet
Mercury.
• There are small moons
within the rings.
Day Year Moons Mass
10.5 hours 29.5 years 61 95 x Earth
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Uranus
• Orbits the Sun on its
side - meaning that night
can last for 40 years.
• Has no features on the
surface - make sit look
boring.
• It is the coldest planet in
the Solar System.
Day Year Moons Mass
17 hours 84 years 27 15 x Earth
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Neptune
• Farthest planet, and the
stormiest. Hurricane son
Neptune are 5x more
powerful than on Earth.
• Neptune and Uranus
both have rocky cores
deep inside them.
Day Year Moons Mass
16 hours 165 years 13 17 x Earth
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MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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The Moon
• Man first landed on the
Moon in July, 1969. Over
40 years ago!
• There is no air on the
Moon. No wind or
weather. This means that
the astronauts footprints
will last for thousands of
years.
• The Moon orbits the
Earth in just over 27
days.
• How long would it take
to get there in a car?
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“One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind”
Neil Armstrong, July 20th 1969
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International Space Station
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• The ISS orbits the Earth every 90
minutes
• The first parts were put into space
in 1998.
• Since 2000 there has always been
someone aboard the ISS - the crew
changes every 6 months.
• You can see the ISS fly overhead!
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Tarantula Nebula
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Rosette Nebula
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Comet Hale-Bopp
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Comet Hale-Bopp
• Comets actually have
two tails.
• One is a trail of stuff left
behind as it flies along.
• The other is caused by
the Sun boiling material
off the comet’s surface.
• You can often see
comets in the night sky.
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Comet Hale-Bopp and the Milky Way
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100,000 light years
The Milky Way
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100,000 light years
The Milky Way
Black
Hole
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• Black holes are so dense that even light cannot
escape - that is why they are black.
• There are 14 known black holes - but there must
be many many more.
• Black holes are only seen when they suck material
off other objects - like stars.
• The closest black hole to Earth, Cygnus X-1, is
8,000 light years away.
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12,742 km 40,000 km
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20 km
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