Video 3: Four Rocks Near the Sun

Explore the processes shaping our home world as well as the other rocky planets in our solar system.

  •  "Features of the Terrestrial Planets" introduces characteristics by which the four terrestrial planets differ: moons, craters, volcanoes, and liquid water.

  •  "What Makes Them Different?" provides a look at how planets form and the most important processes making the terrestrial planets vastly different places.

  •  "Comparative Planetology" explains lessons that can be learned from the differing histories and current conditions on planets Earth, Mars, Mercury and Venus.

    • Through the video and related activities your students will:

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