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Our Solar System


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Mostly harmless.  The planet Earth.

Source:  http://www.solstation.com/stars/earth.jpg

Jupiter, with closeups of it's Earth-sized storm.

Source: Astronomy Today: 0-13-091542-4

Saturn.  The ring structure is made up of billions

of pieces of dust and ice.

 

Source: http://www.the-solar-system.net/saturn.html

This is a geological feature on Mars' surface.

It looks like a face...  Probably just a coincidence.

 

Source:  http://www.the-planet-

mars.com/face-on-mars/high-resolution-picture.html

This is how the planets compare to each other

with respect to physical size.

 

Source: http://www.the-solar-system.net/planet-

mercury/planets-compared.html

Mercury.  Closest planet to the Sun. Has no

appreciable atmosphere,