Denser Denser Denser Denser Smaller inner Smaller inner Smaller inner Smaller inner planet planet planet planet Has thin Mountains Mountains Mountains hydrogen Rocky Surface Only planet to Rocky Surface atmosphere (or Clouds of sulfuric have an Tallest volcano in none at all) acid abundance of SS Olympus Mountains Inner planet liquid water to Mons Wrinkly surface Rotates support life Inner planet because it cooled backwards Rocky Surface Might one day very fast compared to the Inner planet support life Scorching hot spin of other Perfect balance of Smaller than days, freezing planets atmospheric Earth frigid nights (retrograde gases support life Has ice caps like Rocky Surface rotation) Almost 75% of Earth (frozen CO2 Inner planet Smaller than surface is covered and H2O) Smaller than Earth in water Red soil due to Earth Surface marked One moon large amount of Cliffs by many craters iron oxide in Surface marked No moons soil/rocks by many craters Hottest planet Two moons No moons Thick atmosphere Smallest planet of carbon dioxide and thick cloud cover creates GREENHOUSE effect Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Gas giant Gas giant Gas giant Gas giant Less Dense Less Dense Less Dense Less Dense Has ring system Has ring system Has ring system Has ring system Larger than Earth Is famous for its Light blue in color Green-blue in Continuous beautiful rings Rotates or rolls color storms of Larger than Earth on its side as it Dark colored swirling, high Outer planet orbits the Sun storms in pressure gas in Storms Retrograde atmosphere like atmosphere H2, He2 rotation on Jupiter (Great Icy cold slushy Over 200 Larger than Earth Dark Spot) surface of Satellites Outer planet Larger than Earth frozen/liquid No solid surface H2, He2 Outer planet gases (H2, He2, 27 satellites 13 satellites CH4) No solid surface No solid surface Outer planet Largest planet Great Red Spot hurricane-like storm 63 satellites (moons) No solid surface Pluto Downgraded to dwarf planet status Smaller than Earth Outer planet with icy-rock surface One moon Rotates on its side Retrograde rotation