Solar System

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What year was Neptune discovered?

1846

How long would it take for light to cross our solar system?

2 light years

When was Pluto declassified as a dwarf planet

2006

What is the name of Nasa's most famous telescope?

Hubble Space Telescope

Which planet hosts the moon from the previous question

Jupiter

How many earths can fit in the sun

1,000,000

What is the average core temperature of the sun?

15,000,000 degrees

SUN QUESTION: How many moons are in the entire solar system

176

How many planets have rings?

4

The closest star to us is how far away

4.3 light years

How much longer until the end of the Suns life?

5 billion years

How long does it take for Jupiter to rotate once?

6 and 1/2 hours

How many moons does Jupiter have?

63

How long is one year on Mars?

687 days

How many planets are in the solar system as of today?

8

Saturn and Jupiter takes up what percentage of planetary mass in the solar system

92%

The sun makes up what percentage of the solar system

99.8%

Between Mars and Jupiter is what

Asteroid belt

What is the 5th largest planet in the solar system?

Earth

True or False? Earth is in the center of the solar system.

False

What is the largest moon in the solar system

Ganymede

Olympus Mons is on what planet?

Mars

What is the order of the planets from sun to end of terrestrial planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

What is Mars's Nickname?

The red planet

Neptune is named after what

The roman god of the sea

Which planet is tilted sideways on its axis?

Uranus

Which planet does not spin counterclockwise?

Venus

Which planet has a day longer than its year?

Venus

Which planet has the densest atmosphere?

Venus

Which planet is Earth's twin planet?

Venus


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