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Is Earth, the moon, and all other planets, made of similar texture and material, or are they different? Are some different, while others are similar?

2006-09-19 07:32:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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2006-09-19 08:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0 0

Same elements, but different ratios of those elements. For instance, Mercury has very little free floating nitrogen or oxygen because the gravity of the sun has pulled it away.

Venus has a lot more carbon and hydrogen than Earth does. The atmosphere is laced with hydro-carbons in a permanent green house effect.

Earth has more oxygen and nitrogen than any other planet in the system. It's also located the perfect distance from the sun to keep those elements in gas form and not frozen into the soil.

The gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) are actually miniature stars that were too small to ignite. Heavy on hydrogen and methane, low on oxygen and carbon.

Every planetary body has the same essential elements, but the ratios are different. That combined with their mass and their distance from the sun determines what they are like.

2006-09-19 07:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0 0

The earth and moon are similar, although remember the Earth is covered in water and has a molten core, while the moon is just a chunk of rock. Some of the other planets like jupiter or saturn have gaseous surfaces.

2006-09-19 07:35:19 · answer #3 · answered by Sean 2 · 0 0

The rocky inner planets are similar, but Earth of course contains biodiversity, heavy metals like iron, gold, lead, and many forms of rock. The moon is mostly basalt type rock, Mars contains oxidized ferrous (iron) materials. After that, the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are completely different. First of all, they are huge compared to the inner planets. Second, they are made mostly of gasses, like methane, ammonia, cyanide, and other poisons.

2006-09-19 07:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Here is a really general answer. Some planets are rocky, some are gaseous (like Jupiter and Saturn) some moons are frozen with liquid cores (meaning elements that are normally liquid on earth's surface)

2006-09-19 07:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by curious george 5 · 0 0

The furthest planets from the sun, Jupitor, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are gaseous planets, while the rest ones are rocky. The moon is also rocky.

2006-09-19 08:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0 0

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2016-10-15 04:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well, the moon isn't a planet and it's made of cheese. But all the planets are made of rock.

2006-09-19 07:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

No. They similar in many ways, but each one has a very different design to it.

2006-09-19 08:07:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It seems that every time we visit a new planet we are increasing our elements table. When I was younger this table was much smaller than it is now.

2006-09-19 08:46:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No. Each planet has different mass and density, some are mostly gas, others are mostly iron, so it depends.

2006-09-19 07:40:27 · answer #11 · answered by largegrasseatingmonster 5 · 0 0

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