Space And The Solar System

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

BY JASON DELISLE
Photo by Ralph Buckley

THE SUN

THE SUN IS A YELLOW DWARF STAR AND IS THE LARGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

PROXIMA CENTAURI

THE SUN’S NEIGHBORING STAR , ABOUT 4.2 LIGHT YEARS AWAY

MERCURY

MERCURY IS THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN.

VENUS

VENUS IS THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM - ITS AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS 863 DEGREES
Photo by Damia Bouic

EARTH

EARTH IS THE ONLY PLANET THAT HAS LIFE AND LIQUID WATER
Photo by Kevin M. Gill

THE MOON

THE ONLY OTHER PLACE BESIDES EARTH THAT WAS EXPLORED BY HUMANS
Photo by Josh Miller

NEIL ARMSTRONG

THE FIRST MAN TO WALK ON THE MOON
Photo by sjrankin

MARS

MARS IS SOMETIMES CALLED “ THE RED PLANET “ AND IS THE MOST PROBED PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Photo by Kevin M. Gill

ASTEROID BELT

THE ASTEROID BELT IS LOCATED BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER AND IS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER PLANETS

JUPITER

JUPITER IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

GALILEAN MOONS

  • Callisto
  • Europa
  • Io
  • Ganymede

SATURN

THIS PLANET HAS 1,000 RINGS AND IS CONSIDERED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Photo by chipdatajeffb

URANUS

THIS PLANET IS TIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE, AND ITS CAUSE IS UNKNOWN
Photo by jccwrt

NEPTUNE

THIS PLANET HAS THE WINDIEST WEATHER.

PLUTO

THIS IS THE FARTHEST PLANET FROM THE SUN.

COMETS

THESE ARE BALLS OF ICE IN WHAT IS CALLED THE OORT CLOUD.

MILKY WAY

UNTIL 1920 THE MILKY WAY WAS THE UNIVERSE

ANDROMEDA GALAXY

WE ARE ON COLLISION COURSE WITH THIS GALAXY

THE UNIVERSE

OUR UNIVERSE IS SO IMMENSELY LARGE,WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW BIG IT IS

NASA

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

STEPHENSON 2-18

THE LARGEST STAR IN THE UNIVERSE