The Planets
Order of the planets from the sun
planet song
planet song
Main topic
The Planets
Terrestrials:
the four planets closest to the sun
made of mostly solid rock
Mercury:
closest to the sun
second hottest planet
smallest out of all the planets
more craters than any other planet
video
Subtopic
Venus:
rotates clockwise (all others rotate counterclockwise)
closest planet to earth
only planet named after a female figure
picture
video
Earth:
largest of terrestrial planets
only known planet to support life
70% of surface covered in water
picture
video
Mars:
experiences huge dust storms
has seasons like earth-last twice as long
picture
picture of surface
Gas Giants:
four planets farthest from the sun
not solid-more fluid like, made of gases
much larger than Terrestrials
Jupiter:
has 67 moons!
largest planet
Great Red Spot is an enormous storm going on for hundreds of years
picture
Saturn:
"The Ringed Planet"
fastest winds of any planet
flattest planet
extremely hot interior
picture
Uranus:
coldest planet
referred to as an "ice giant"
picture
Neptune:
Great and Small Dark Spots (storms)
picture
Various Links
intro--- the planets
music
starlight-muse
telstar- the tornados (instrumental)