THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS

SIZE COMPARISON: MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS

MERCURY

VENUS

2012 “transit of Venus” in front of Sun

Surface of Venus

EARTHEarth’s atmosphere

“Earthrise” on the moon

Signs of life!

MARS

THE “GAS GIANTS”

SIZE COMPARISON: JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE

JUPITER – The largest planet

The “Great Red Spot”

The “Galilean Moons”

SATURN

Complex structureof rings

URANUS

Tipped on its side – kind of rolls along

NEPTUNE

The “Great Dark Spot”a huge storm

SIZE COMPARISON – all planets