Planet+Sites+and+Questions

= Sample Planet Questions To Research = = = 1. Planet's Name 2. Oxygen Levels or Other Gases for this Planet's Atmosphere (What percent (%)?) 3. Interior and Surface- chemical make-up, topography (mountains, valleys (etc.) 4. Is the planet solid or made of gases? Does your planet have water on it? Is there more or less gravity on your planet than on Earth? 5. Atmosphere Conditions (windy, cloudy) 6. Moons and Rings and Satellites: How many moons? Rings? 7. Planetary Facts of Interest 8. Myth and Culture 9. Space Missions 10. Story behind its discovery 11. Location from the sun -Average distance from Sun 12. Size and Color 13. Planet Exploration: What space probes have gone by the planet and when? Who has visited the planet or explored it using satellites? What did they find with these explorations? 14. Latest news 15. Temperature 16. Mass and Diameter 17. Rotation period and Revolution period / length of year 18. How would humans need to change or what would they need to bring with them in order to survive? What would a person who visited this planet need to bring with them for survival?

= Good Websites = https://www.windows2universe.org/mars/lower_atmosphere.html (Click on Solar System, then your planet)

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http://www.kidsastronomy.com

http://www.nineplanets.org

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/

http://www.nasa.gov/ (type your planet in the search box)

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html

http://www.aerospaceguide.net/

Latest News: http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/extrasolar_planets/


 * Venus:** http://interactive.colum.edu/students/mLunkes/5/venus/index.html

http://www.universetoday.com/38059/how-many-rings-does-jupiter-have/
 * Jupiter:**