Our favorite Solar SystemOur favorite Solar System

Un sistema Un sistema solsolar es una estrella y ar es una estrella y todo que orbita la estrellatodo que orbita la estrella

Our sun is not the only star with planets: 150+ planetary systems

Two examples:

Upsilon Andromeda- very similar to ours 3 planets

PSR B1620-26- solar system with two stars 1 planet

..Sistemas solares son Sistemas solares son pequeños en términos del pequeños en términos del espacioespacio, entonces se mide en , entonces se mide en unidades astronómicasunidades astronómicas

1 AU = la distancia entre la 1 AU = la distancia entre la tierra y el soltierra y el sol

1 AU= 150 millones de 1 AU= 150 millones de kilómetroskilómetros

Examples of using AUExamples of using AU

Nuestro sistema solar venía de una nebulosa

Hace entre 4 y 5 millones de años

¿De dónde viene el sistema solar?

Gravity caused the Nebula to Collapse

This Caused the Nebula to Begin Spinning

The Pressure Causes the Center to Ignite

The Sun is born!!!!

What about the planets?

Gravity pulled the left over gas and dust from the nebula together

Gravity pulls things towards the center

Making all the objects ROUND!!!!

Everything in the solar system is Everything in the solar system is much smaller much smaller than the sunthan the sun

The sun is 99% of all the mass in the solar The sun is 99% of all the mass in the solar systemsystem

The first 4 planetsThe first 4 planets

Terrestrial Terrestrial

planetsplanetsTierra

Venus

Mercurio

Marte

Planetas terrestres son Planetas terrestres son pequeños pequeños en comparación a planetas en comparación a planetas

gaseosos. gaseosos.

Planetas terrestres son Planetas terrestres son compuestos de compuestos de rocaroca

LunasLunas(planetary satellites)(planetary satellites)

PlanetPlanet Number of Number of moonsmoons

NamesNames

MercuryMercury 00

VenusVenus 00

EarthEarth 11 moonmoon

MarsMars 22 Phobos, Phobos, Deimos Deimos

Outer planetsOuter planets

A veces A veces

se llamase llama

gas gas

gigantesgigantes

Júpiter

Urano

Saturno

Neptuno

LunasLunas(planetary satelites)(planetary satelites)

PlanetPlanet Number of Number of MoonsMoons

NamesNames

JupiterJupiter 6262Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Eurydome, Sponde, Pasithee, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Eurydome, Sponde, Pasithee, Euanthe, Kale, Orthosie, Euporie, Aitne, plus others yet to Euanthe, Kale, Orthosie, Euporie, Aitne, plus others yet to receive names receive names

SaturnSaturn 3333Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Hyperion, Prometheus, Pandora, Phoebe, Janus, Hyperion, Prometheus, Pandora, Phoebe, Janus, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung, plus others yet Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung, plus others yet treceive namestreceive names

UranusUranus 2727 Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano,

Trinculo, plus others yet to receive namesTrinculo, plus others yet to receive names

NeptuneNeptune 1313 Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, plus others to Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, plus others to receive namesreceive names

AnillosAnillos

Los planetas terrestres no tienen anillosAunque Saturno es famoso por sus anillos

todos los planetas gaseosos los tienen.

NeptunoNeptuno

UranoUrano

Objects besides planetsObjects besides planets

AsteroidesAsteroides

Asteroides son rocas giantes Asteroides son rocas giantes que están orbitando el solque están orbitando el sol

They range in size from about the They range in size from about the size of a classroom tosize of a classroom to

the largest which is the largest which is

580 miles long580 miles long

AsteroidsAsteroids

La mayoría de los asteroides La mayoría de los asteroides son parte del son parte del cinturón de cinturón de asteroidesasteroides entre entre Marte y Marte y Júpiter. Júpiter.

CometasCometas•Cometas están compuestos de hielo, roca y polvo•Cometas tienen orbitas muy elípticas.

CometsComets

Comets have a tail when they Comets have a tail when they are close to the sun because are close to the sun because of the melting iceof the melting ice

Qué mantiene el sistema solar Qué mantiene el sistema solar en movimiento todos juntos? en movimiento todos juntos?

The solar system started The solar system started movingmoving when the when the nebula started spinningnebula started spinning

Gravedad causa que todo mueve junto.

Main pointsMain pointsSolar systems are a star and what orbits Solar systems are a star and what orbits

around itaround itSolar systems are measured using A.U.Solar systems are measured using A.U. In our solar system we have:In our solar system we have:

the sunthe sun

gas planetsgas planets

terrestrial planetsterrestrial planets

moons (planetary satellites)moons (planetary satellites)

asteroidsasteroids

cometscomets