SOLAR SYSTEM

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SOLAR SYSTEM by Mind Map: SOLAR SYSTEM

1. Neptune

1.1. Last planet in the solar system

1.1.1. Dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds

1.1.2. last hydrogen and helium gas glands in our solar system.

1.1.3. Known as the "Jovian Planets"

1.1.4. Named for Roman god of water

1.2. Discovered in 1846

2. Uranus

2.1. Seventh plant form the sun

2.1.1. Third Largest Diameter

2.1.2. Very cold and windy

2.1.3. Named for Personification of heaven in ancient myth

2.1.4. Known as the "Jovian Planets"

2.2. Discovered by William Herschel in 1781

3. Saturn

3.1. Second largest Planet

3.1.1. thousands of ringlets, Saturn is unique among the planets

3.1.2. Known as the "Jovian Planets"

3.1.3. Named for Roman god of agriculture

4. Jupiter

4.1. Fourth brightest object in the sky

4.1.1. Been know since the Prehistoric Time

4.1.1.1. Bright as a "wandering star"

4.1.2. In 1610 Galileo discovered Jupiter's four large moons

4.1.2.1. Known as the Galilean Moons

4.1.2.1.1. Lo

4.1.2.1.2. Europa

4.1.2.1.3. Ganymede

4.1.2.1.4. Callisto

4.1.3. Fifth planet from our solar system and the largest planet in the solar system

4.1.4. Known as the "Jovian Planets"

4.1.5. Named for Ruler of the Roman Gods

5. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

6. Sun

6.1. Far Largest object in the solar system

6.1.1. Contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the solar system

6.1.2. "Ordinary" Star

7. Venus

7.1. second plant form the sun

7.1.1. Red color

7.1.2. Is covered with thick clouds

7.1.3. Spins slowly in the opposite direction of most planets

7.1.4. Toxic Atmosphere

7.1.4.1. traps heat in a runaway" Greenhouse effect"

7.1.5. Called, Terrestrial Planet

7.1.5.1. Rocky Surface

7.2. Named for Roman goddess of love and beauty

8. Earth

8.1. Our planet. Known to harbor life

8.1.1. Third Planet form the sun

8.1.2. Firth Largest in the Solar System

8.1.3. Called, Terrestrial Planet

8.1.3.1. Rocky Surface

8.2. Is a water world. with 2/3 of the planet covered by ocean.

8.3. One Moon

9. Mars

9.1. Red Planet

9.1.1. Mars could of have been a wet world like earth.

9.1.2. Has the largest volcanos

9.1.3. Called, Terrestrial Planet

9.1.3.1. Rocky Surface

9.2. Cold and dusty place

9.3. Named for Roman god of war

10. Mercury

10.1. The hottest planet

10.1.1. In Roman Mythology Mercury is the god of commerce, travel and thievery.

10.1.2. It received its name because of how the planet probably moves so quickly across the sky.

10.1.3. Has been known since at least the time of the Sumerians (3rd millennium BC)

10.1.4. Called, Terrestrial Planet

10.1.4.1. Rocky Surface