2. The Solar System
-The Planet’s Size
-The Planet’s Temperature
-The Planet’s Placement In The
Solar System
3. The Planet Size
•The smallest planet in our solar
system is Mercury. The planet is
about 1/3 of the width of Earth with a
radius of 1,516 miles. Earth's moon
has a radius of just over 1,000 miles.
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4. The Planet Size
•The second smallest planet is Mars,
which is about half the size of the
Earth with a 2,106-mile radius.
•Next is Venus, which is only slightly
smaller than Earth. Venus' radius is
3,760 miles.
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5. The Planet Size
•The largest planet is Jupiter,
according to the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. Jupiter
has a radius of 43,441 miles and is 11
times the size of Earth.
6. The Planet Size
• The planets in order of size, listed from
biggest to smallest:
• Jupiter: 43,441-mile radius
• Saturn: 36,184-mile radius
• Uranus: 15,759-mile radius
• Neptune: 15,299-mile radius
• Earth: 3,959-mile radius
• Venus: 3,760-mile radius
• Mars: 2,106-mile radius
• Mercury: 1,516-mile radius
7. The Planet’s Temperature
• 1. Venus:
•The average temperature of Venus is 464 degree
Celsius. It is the hottest planet in the solar
system and the second nearest from the Sun.
• 2. Mercury:
• The average temperature of Mercury is 167
degree Celsius. It is the first nearest planet from
the Sun and the second hottest planet in the
solar system. The range of temperature of the
planet is -93 degree Celsius to 427 degree
Celsius.
8. The Planet’s Temperature
• 3. Earth:
• The third planet from the Sun with an average
temperature of 15 degree Celsius is our very own
planet Earth.
• 4. Mars:
• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun with an
average temperature of -65 degree Celsius. Mars
is made up of rocks which mean it is a terrestrial
planet.
9. The Planet’s Temperature
•5. Jupiter:
•Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is the
largest planet in the solar system with an average
temperature of -110 degree Celsius. The
components of the atmosphere of the planet are
ammonia crystals and possible ammonium
hydrosulphide.
•6. Saturn:
•The sixth planet from the Sun with an average
temperature of -140 degree Celsius is Saturn. It is
the second-largest planet in the solar system after
Jupiter.
10. The Planet’s Temperature
•7. Uranus:
•Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun with
an average temperature of -195 degree Celsius. It
is the third-largest planet according to the radius
and fourth-largest planet according to the mass.
The major feature of the planet is it contains ‘ices’
like water, ammonia and methane along with
traces of other hydrocarbons.
11. The Planet’s Temperature
•8. Neptune:
•Neptune is the eighth and furthest known
planet from the Sun with an average
temperature of -200 degree Celsius. The
density of the giant planet Neptune is the
maximum in the solar system. It is the fourth-
largest planet according to the diameter.
