Table 15.2 Planetary Data Mean Distance from Sun Orbital Velocity Planet 1 Planet 2 Planet 3 1.2 15,000 52,000 1.4 4.8 0.01 Millions of Millions of Inclination of Relative Mass (Earth = 1) Diameter (km) Mean Distance from Star (AU) Density (g/cm3) Orbital Eccentricity 15 0.1 5000 35 5.3 0.23 Planet Symbol AU* Miles Kilometers Orbital Period Orbit mi's km/s Mercury 0.39 36 58 88 days 7°00' 29.5 47.5 17 1.22 0.05 우 245 days Venus 0.72 67 108 3°24' 21.8 35.0 Earth 1.00 93 150 365.25 days 0°0' 18.5 29.8 Mars 1.52 142 248 687 days 1°51 14.9 24.1 Jupiter 24 12 years 5.20 483 778 1°18' 8.1 13.1 Saturn 9.54 886 1427 30 years 2°29' 6.0 9.6 Uranus 19.18 1783 2870 84 years 0°46' 4.2 6.8 Neptune 30.06 2794 4497 165 years 1°46' 3.3 5.3 Diameter Period of Rotation Relative Mass Average Density (g/cm³) Flattening (%) | Eccentricity* Polar Number of Known Planet Around Axis Miles Kilometers (Earth = 1) Satellitestt Mercury 59 days 3015 4878 0.06 5.4 0.0 0.206 Venus 243 days 7526 12,104 0.82 5.2 0.0 0.007 Earth 23h56m045 7920 12,756 1.00 5.5 0.3 0.017 1 Mars 24h37m235 4216 6794 0.11 3.9 0.5 0.093 2 Jupiter gh56m 88,700 143,884 317.87 1.3 6.7 0.048 67 Saturn 10 30m 75,000 120,536 95.14 0.7 10.4 0.056 62 Uranus 17h14m 29,000 51,118 14.56 1.2 2.3 0.047 27 Neptune 1607m 28,900 50,530 17.21 1.7 1.8 0.009 14 AU = astronomical unit, Earth's mean distance from the Sun. 'Eccentricity is a measure of the amount an orbit deviates from a circular shape. The larger the number, the less circular the orbit. fIncludes all satellites discovered as of July 2015. Satellites are celestial bodies that orbit a planet rather than orbiting a star like the Sun.

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)

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Assume that a solar system has been discovered in a nearby region of
the Milky Way Galaxy. The accompanying table shows data that have
been gathered about three of the planets orbiting the central star of
this newly discovered solar system. Using Table 15.2 as a guide, classify
each planet as Jovian, terrestrial, or neither. Explain your reasoning.