Elsa MontealegrePanther ID: 6249348SC.5.E.5.2: Recognize the major common characteristics of all planets and compare/contrast the properties of inner and outer planets.
The Wonders Of The Planets
Finally, I have landed on Mars!
You! How did you get here?! Where are you from??!
Mars
I come in peace! I am from Earth.
Earth is a planet within our solar system. Your homeland is also a planet.
Planet? Solar system? I do not understand what you are saying...
Earth...? What even is that?
Mars
The Solar System consists of the Sun and everything that orbits around it, like the eight planets for example.
The eight planets found within our Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Hmmm...
Mars
That is correct! Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system, right after Earth.
So, my homeland Mars is considered a planet?
Mars
Yes! Each planet has characteristics that differentiate from one another.
What are the differences between each planet? Are there any certain characteristics that stand out for each planet?