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The Terrestrial Planets Chapter 6 Getting to know our first cousins Topics Solar System--the big picture Earth, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars How do we know? Why do we care? What is common about the terrestrial planets? What is peculiar to each of these planets? Models The test of all knowledge is experiment. We use models to understand how we think the Solar System, including the Sun and planets, formed. Models can be used to make predictions. Ultimately the accuracy of the predictions reveal the efficacy of our models. As we discuss “what happened” remember that these are based on models. Per