The Four Largest Planets - Assignment Example

The ratio of Jupiter’s diameter to the diameter of the sun is 238:2319. Moreover, Jupiter (142,800km) is the largest planet while Mercury (4,878km) is the smallest planet thus the ratio of the largest planet to the smallest planet in terms of diameter is 23800:813. The planets seem to fall into groups based on size; smaller planets seem to be in a particular group while bigger planets seem to be in a different group such as Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth are in one group while Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune seem to be in another group.

Section 1(B):
The surface composition of smaller planets in one group is rocky. Conversely, the surface composition of larger planets is gaseous and frozen gas. The two main differences are the surface composition and the size. The bigger planets also consist of rings, bringing out another clear-cut difference. The terrestrial group consists of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Earth while the members of the Jovian group are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Section 2:
The difference between the prediction of Bode’s rule and the actual distances is negligible with a range of 0.01-0.02. The planets include Saturn and Neptune. One of the regularities in the planetary orbits discovered by Kepler is the moving of planets around the sun in the same direction and the planets having nearly similar orbital planes (Topper 1). Read More