CLASS 8-SCIENCE

STARS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

❏ TO STUDY IN DETAIL ABOUT:

❏ MARS

❏ JUPITER
MARS (MANGAL)

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun at an average distance

of about 228 million km

Mars is one of only 2 planets in the solar system to be

significantly smaller than Earth

It is known as the red planet due to its presence of martian soil

on its surface.

It has two small natural satellites. (Phobos and Deimos)

ISRO had launched India’s first Mars orbiter mission – Mangalyaan, on November 5
2013. It was successfully placed into an orbit of Mars on September 24 2014. With
this India became the first country in the world to do so in its first attempt.
JUPITER(BRIHASPATI)
It is the largest planet in the solar system, It is so large that about 1300
earths can be placed inside this giant planet.

The mass of Jupiter is about 318 times that of our Earth.

It rotates very rapidly on its axis.

Jupiter and its 4 large satellites

Jupiter has a large number of satellites.

It has faint rings around it.

We can easily recognise Jupiter as it appears quite bright in the sky.

When we observe this planet with the help of a telescope, you can also
see four of its large moons