OUR Solar System!

This is our neighborhood! http://www.kidsastronomy.com /solar_system.htm

Earth rise

Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Terrestrial (Rocky)

Gas Giants

Sizes of the Giant Planets and Earth

Mercury

(Earths Twin)

Venus

Earth!

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto

Inner (Terrestrial) Planets

Terrestrial
Means Rocky!

Outer Planets Gas Giants!

Geocentric vs Heliocentric

Claudius Ptolemy
150 Almagest

Earth Moon Mercury Venus

Sun
Mars Jupiter

Saturn

Conclusion?

This guy didnt research enough! Geocentric model -

Claudius Ptolemy

Nicholas Copernicus
1543 On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

Sun Mercury Venus Earth / Moon

Mars
Jupiter Saturn

Nicholas Copernicus
1543 On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres

Copernicus had a side kick!

Galileo Galilei

Galileo
First guy to use a telescope to look at the sky!

Galileo
2 observations that supported Copernicus: 4 moons revolving around Jupiter (Hey! Not everything revolves around the Earth!)

Galileo
2 observations that supported Copernicus: Venus goes through phases (wouldnt see phases if we were at the center)

Your Parents Solar System

Your Parents Solar System

Mercury My Venus Very Earth Extravagant Mars Mother Jupiter Just Saturn Served Uranus Us Neptune Nine Pluto Pizzas

The 21st Century Solar System

Sun Rocky Planets Asteroid Belt Giant Planets

Kuiper Belt
Oort Cloud

Hollywoods View of the Asteroid Belt