inner planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Inner planets are rocky, also called the "terrestrial planets", smaller, warmer, and inside the asteroid belt.
Includes Earth - the only planet that can sustain life.
Inner planets are rocky, also called the "terrestrial planets", smaller, warmer, and inside the asteroid belt.
Includes Earth - the only planet that can sustain life.
outer planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Outer planets are made mostly of gas, also called the "gas giants", bigger, colder, and outside the asteroid belt.
Includes Jupiter - the largest planet that has the "Great Red Spot": a giant storm bigger than Earth.
Outer planets are made mostly of gas, also called the "gas giants", bigger, colder, and outside the asteroid belt.
Includes Jupiter - the largest planet that has the "Great Red Spot": a giant storm bigger than Earth.