The Solar System by MICHAEL STEWART https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9 Planets of the solar system en-us 2017-02-02 15:48:35 UTC 2017-02-08 15:22:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png Mercury 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151182441
  • Order from the sun: 1st
  • Atmosphere composition: Hydrogen, helium, oxygen, sodium, potassium, calcium, and potassium 
  • Surface type: Craters, ridges, and terrains 
  • # of Moons: 0 
  • Length of day/night: 58 days, 15 hours, 30 minutes 
  • Length of orbit: 88 days
  • Interesting features: Surface temperature is from -173 to 427 degrees Celsius 

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    ]]>     2017-02-02 15:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151182441     Venus 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151852433
  • Order from the sun: 2nd
  • Atmosphere composition: Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water vapor
  • Surface type: Smooth, rocky ground 
  • # of Moons: 0
  • Length of day/night: 116 days, 18 hours
  • Length of orbit: 225 days
  • Interesting features: 2nd brightest natural object in the sky 

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    ]]>     2017-02-06 15:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151852433     Mars 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151856330
  • Order from the sun: 4th
  • Atmosphere composition: Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and other gases
  • Surface type: Rocky with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds, and craters
  • # of Moons: 2
  • Length of day/night: 1 day, 40 minutes
  • Length of orbit: 687 days
  • Interesting features: Called the Red Planet

    • ]]>     2017-02-06 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151856330     Earth 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151859561
  • Order from the sun: 3rd
  • Atmosphere composition: Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and other gases
  • Surface type: Mountain ranges, subduction trenches, tectonic plates, and mid-range trenches
  • # of Moons: 1
  • Length of day/night: 24 hours
  • Length of orbit: 365 days
  • Interesting features: Only planet in solar system with life

    • ]]>     2017-02-06 15:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151859561     Jupiter 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151862254
  • Order from the sun: 5th
  • Atmosphere composition: Hydrogen, helium, methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, and water
  • Surface type: Thick red, brown, yellow, and white clouds
  • # of Moons: 67 moons
  • Length of day/night: 9 hours, 56 minutes 
  • Length of orbit: 12 years
  • Interesting features: Called the Gas Giant 

    • ]]>     2017-02-06 15:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/151862254     Saturn 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152184851
  • Order from the sun: 6th
  • Atmosphere composition: Hydrogen, helium, methane, ammonia, nitrogen, and oxygen
  • Surface type: Hydrogen and helium
  • # of Moons: 62 moons
  • Length of day/night: 10 hours, 42 minutes
  • Length of orbit: 29 years
  • Interesting features: Saturn is the least dense planet 

    • ]]>     2017-02-07 15:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152184851     Uranus 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152185415
  • Order from the sun: 7th
  • Atmosphere composition: Hydrogen, helium, methane, ammonia, nitrogen, and water
  • Surface type: Liquid, icy layer
  • # of Moons: 27 moons
  • Length of day/night: 17 hours, 14 minutes
  • Length of orbit: 84 years
  • Interesting features: Uranus is tipped on its side

    • ]]>     2017-02-07 15:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152185415     Neptune 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152185798
  • Order from the sun: 8th
  • Atmosphere composition: Hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia
  • Surface type: No solid surface
  • # of Moons: 13 moons 
  • Length of day/night: 16 hours, 6 minutes 
  • Length of orbit: 165 years
  • Interesting features: Neptunes is the Roman God of the Sea

    • ]]>     2017-02-07 16:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152185798     Comets 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152186302 A comet is a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun. Comets are found in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.

    ]]>     2017-02-07 16:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152186302     Oort Clouds 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152486484 Oort clouds are an extended shell of icy objects that exist in the outermost reaches of the solar system. Oort cloud is found around the solar system. ]]> 2017-02-08 15:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152486484 Asteroid Belt and Asteroids 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152487349 The asteroid belt is the circumstellar disc in the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Asteroids are found in the asteroid belt.  ]]> 2017-02-08 15:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152487349 Kuiper Belt 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152488478 The Kuiper Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice. The Kuiper Belt is found  near the orbit of Neptune and continues beyond Pluto.]]> 2017-02-08 15:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152488478 Dwarf Planets 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152489230 Dwarf planets are a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such. Dwarf planets are found in our solar system. ]]> 2017-02-08 15:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152489230 Meteors/Meteoroids/Meteorites 0901481 https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152490022 Meteoroid – A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun. Meteor – A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere – a shooting star. Meteorite – A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impacts the Earth's surface.]]> 2017-02-08 15:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/0901481/m9tz4jnrxpp9/wish/152490022