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Mercury: Surface Temp. - 700 kelvin (426C) on high & 80 kelvin (or -193C) on low avg. 116.

5 C Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - (Earth = 1) 0.38 Atmospheric Gases - hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. It also has smaller amounts of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - deposits of water ice at the planet s pole s. Venus: surface temperature of Venus is 735 kelvin (or 460 C) Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - (Earth = 1) 0.903 Atmospheric Gases - 96% carbon dioxide, and 4% nitrogen. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - the atmosphere of Venus consists of 0.00 2% water vapor. Earth: Surface Temp. - The average Earth surface temperature is 14 C. That s 287 kelvin, o r 57.2 F. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - (Earth = 1) Atmospheric Gases - 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - About 70% of the Earth surface is covere d with water, and most of that is the ocean. Only a small portion of the Earth's water is freshwater, which is found in rivers, lakes, and groundwater. In addit ion to liquid water, water is also present on Earth in the form of ice. Mars: Surface Temp. - The average recorded temperature on Mars is -63 C (-81 F) with a m aximum temperature of 20 C (68 F) and a minimum of -140 C (-220 F). Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - (m/sec^2) 3.72 Atmospheric Gases Carbon Dioxide (CO2): 95.32% Nitrogen (N2): 2.7% Argon (Ar): 1.6% Oxygen (O2): 0.13% Water (H2O): 0.03% Neon (Ne): 0.00025 % Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - frozen & vapor in atmosphere Jupiter: Surface Temp. - at the upper edge of the cloud cover, the temperature is thought to be -145 degrees C. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - 24.79 m/s2 or 2.528 times the gravity of E arth Atmospheric Gases - 75% hydrogen and 25% helium by mass (90% hydrogen and 10% he lium by number of atoms), with trace amounts of methane, ammonia, and other ligh t substances. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - in the form of water vapor in the cloud tops. Saturn: Surface Temp. - midday-300 degrees C. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - 8.96 m/s^2 (0.92 x Earth's) Atmospheric Gases - 75% hydrogen and 25% helium with traces of water, methane, a mmonia Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - Saturn s rings are almost entirely made of water ice

Uranus: Surface Temp. - midday -410 degrees C. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - 8.69 m/sec2 compared to 9.78 m/sec2 square d on Earth. Atmospheric Gases - 83% hydrogen, 15% helium and 2% methane. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - astronomers suspect that the whole plane t is made of mostly water. The water should be a vapor, but the heat and pressur e turns it into a superheated liquid. Neptune: Surface Temp. - midday -410 degrees C. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - 1.14 times the gravity on Earth Atmospheric Gases - mostly hydrogen and helium, but up to three percent of its a tmosphere is made up of methane, which gives the planet its striking blue colour . Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - Ice in the core, mantle is rich in water under high pressure Pluto: Surface Temp. - midday -446 degrees C. Surface Gravity (compared to Earth) - 0.58 m/s2 (0.06 x Earth's) Atmospheric Gases - nitrogen with some carbon monoxide and methane. Water in any form (solid,gas, liquid) - Pluto's composition is unknown, but its density (about 2 gm/cm3) indicates that it is probably a mixture of 70% rock and 30% water ice much like Triton.

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