Planets Of Our Solar System
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0:00 Introductory Story about our Solar System 1:52 What is a Galaxy? 2:34 Our Solar System. 3:10 What is a Planet? 5:34 Planets Rotation and Spin 7:50 Closer Look at Each of Our 8 Planets 15:14 Learning the Names of the Planets15:48 Why is Pluto not a Planet Anymore? 16:45 Recap Planets Quiz / Activity
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Our solar system so so large and vast and these enormous planets all orbiting around the sun are so amazing to look and and learn about. We will learn interesting things about each planet, including their size, orbit times, and other facts that are fun to know. After this video you will be able to recite the planets in order and share something unique about each planet.
The Planets Of Our Solar System
The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following:
Mercury Venus Earth
Mars Jupiter Saturn
Uranus Neptune Earth's Moon
Fascinating details
About the solar system as a whole
Formation and History:
Formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a giant cloud of gas and dust collapsing under its own gravity.
Went through a violent period of collisions and mergers, resulting in the planets we see today.
Continues to evolve, with asteroids and comets still impacting planets and moons.
Pillars of Creation: Hubble Space Telescope image of gas and dust formations in the Eagle Nebula, resembling the solar system's birthplace.
Artist's rendition of solar system formation: A detailed illustration showcasing the central protostar and surrounding gas disk during the early solar system.
Impact crater on Mars (Gale Crater): High-resolution photo of a well-preserved crater, highlighting the violence of early collisions.
Structure and Composition:
Divided into three main regions: the inner solar system (rocky planets), the asteroid belt, and the outer solar system (gas giants and icy objects).
Sun holds about 99.8% of the solar system's mass, with the remaining 0.2% distributed among planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
Gravity plays a crucial role in keeping planets in orbit around the sun and moons in orbit around their planets.
Diagram of solar system zones: A clear illustration showing the inner solar system, asteroid belt, and outer solar system with their distinct features.
Animation of planetary orbits: A captivating visualization of planets and moons orbiting the Sun, showcasing the role of gravity in their movement.
Sun size comparison with planets: An image showcasing the enormous scale of the Sun compared to the planets, emphasizing its dominance in mass.
Unique Features and Phenomena
Aurorae: Dazzling displays of light caused by charged particles from the sun interacting with a planet's atmosphere.
Asteroids and comets: Leftovers from the solar system's formation, providing clues about its early history.
Meteor showers: Occurs when Earth passes through the debris field of a comet, resulting in streaks of light in the sky.
Solar wind: A stream of charged particles constantly flowing from the sun, affecting planets and shaping their environments.
Aurora borealis photograph: A vibrant image of the aurora borealis dancing across the night sky, illustrating the interaction of charged particles with Earth's atmosphere.
Perseid meteor shower photograph: A photo capturing the streaks of light from a meteor shower, highlighting the debris left behind by comets
Asteroid belt photorealistic image: A depiction of the asteroid belt, showcasing the abundance and variety of rocky objects.
Artist's interpretation of the solar wind: An artistic depiction of the solar wind flowing outward from the Sun, shaping the environments of planets
Future Exploration and Discoveries
Ongoing missions and planned expeditions to planets and moons, searching for signs of life and understanding their evolution.
Technological advancements like telescopes and probes are constantly pushing the boundaries of our knowledge, revealing new wonders and mysteries.
The possibility of finding habitable environments beyond our solar system, igniting the search for exoplanets.
James Webb Space Telescope image: A photo of the James Webb Space Telescope, highlighting its potential for revealing new wonders and exoplanets.
Perseverance rover on Mars: A photo of the Perseverance rover exploring the Martian surface, symbolizing the search for signs of life.
Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith for possible return to Earth.
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
Helicopter: The Mars Helicopter completed its 30-day technology demonstration and continues in its operations demo phase.
Artist's vision of a habitable exoplanet: An artistic depiction of an exoplanet with oceans and clouds, sparking the imagination for future discoveries.
The Solar Wind
Across Our Solar System
The Sun releases a constant stream of particles and magnetic fields called the solar wind. This solar wind slams worlds across the solar system with particles and radiation – which can stream all the way to planetary surfaces unless thwarted by an atmosphere, magnetic field, or both. Here’s how these solar particles interact with a few select planets and other celestial bodies.
Earth
Earth
The solar wind is mostly deflected by our magnetic field, but sometimes, when intense, some of it can leak through. Once in near-Earth space, the particles can trigger aurora near the poles.
Earth's Moon
Earth's Moon
Because its atmosphere is so thin, the solar wind hits the Moon’s surface directly, with just a little bit of deflection by small bubbles of magnetic field scattered across the surface. This bombardment deposits ingredients that could make water.
Asteroids
Asteroids
An asteroid has no inherent protection around it, so the solar wind can easily batter its surface. The incoming particles sometimes kick material off into space, changing the fundamental chemistry of what’s left on the ground.
Comets
Comets
Comets have a sort of atmosphere, called a coma. It's created as the comet’s frozen ices turn to gas by the Sun’s heat. Some of those gas particles become charged in the intense sunlight. Once that happens, they move in concert with the magnetized solar wind, forming what we see as the comet's trailing ion tail.
Mars
Mars
When the solar wind crashes into Mars' atmosphere, all that energy creates a layer of electrified particles called an ionopause, which, in turn, also helps shield the surface from solar wind.
Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter's magnetic field is similar to Earth's, but much, much larger. This magnetic field creates a bubble that directs the solar wind to stream around the planet.
A scientist's simple animation shows
how the planets rocket around the sun at different speeds
Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue made two animations to illustrate how this works.
Planets careen around the sun faster than a bullet, and there's a reason for that speed.
The closer an object is to the sun, the faster it must move to avoid falling into our star.
Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue made two animations to illustrate how this works.
Planets careen around the sun faster than a bullet,
and there's a reason for that speed.
Image: Imagine a car driving around a racetrack. The closer it is to the center of the track, the faster it needs to go to stay on the track and not veer off. Similarly, planets orbiting the sun need to maintain sufficient speed to balance the gravitational pull of the Sun.
Fact: Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, zips around at speeds exceeding 100,000 miles per hour – significantly faster than the typical bullet (around 1,500 miles per hour).
The closer an object is to the sun,
the faster it must move to avoid falling into our star.
Image: Picture a ball tethered to a string. The shorter the string, the faster you need to swing it to keep it from falling. Same principle applies to planets: closer planets experience stronger gravitational pull from the sun, requiring faster orbital speeds to maintain their stable orbits.
Concept: This principle is known as Kepler's second law of planetary motion. It states that the orbital speed of a planet is inversely proportional to its distance from the sun. So, the closer the planet, the faster it moves.
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Did You Know?
It would take 450 million years for a modern spacecraft to reach the center of our galaxy.
Did You Know?
The Hottest Planet In Our Solar System is 450° C.
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