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Log on to the above site and read “Our Solar System”. Click on the following planets, read the webpage, and then fill in the chart.
Mercury
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Mass |
Max. Surface Temp. (Day) C |
Max. Surface Temp. (Night) C |
Rotational Period |
|
4878 km |
3.3 * 10 (23) kg |
467 C |
-183 C |
58.6 |
Venus
|
Distance from sun |
Period of Revolution |
Equatorial Diameter |
Atmosphere (main component) |
Rotation Period |
|
108.2 million km |
224.7 earth days |
12,104 km |
Carbon Dioxide |
243 earth days |
Earth
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun |
Tilt of Equator to Orbit |
Orbit Period |
Rotational Period |
|
12,756 km |
93 million miles |
23.45 degrees |
365.26 days |
23.93 hours |
Mars
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Temperature Range |
Rotational Period |
|
6786 km |
249 million km |
2 |
-143 C to 17 C |
24.6 hours |
Jupiter
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Period of Revolution |
Rotational Period |
|
142,984 km |
778.3 million km |
27 |
11.86 years |
9 hours 55 min. |
Saturn
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Period of Revolution |
Rotational Period |
|
120,536 km |
1,429 million km |
30 |
29.46 years |
10 hours 40 min. |
Uranus
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Period of Revolution |
Rotational Period |
|
51,118 km |
2.871 billion km |
21 |
84.01 years |
17 hours 14 min. |
Neptune
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Period of Revolution |
Rotational Period |
|
49,528 km |
4,501 million km |
8 |
164.79 years |
16.11 hours |
Pluto
|
Equatorial Diameter |
Distance from sun max. |
Moons |
Period of Revolution |
Rotational Period |
|
2,400 km |
6 billion km |
1 |
248 years |
6.387 days |