The Planet and their Moons

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How many moons does each planet have?

Mercury and Venus do not have any moons! Earth only has 1 moon. Mars only has 2 moons. Jupiter has 67 moons, the main ones are Ganymede, Europa, Io, and Callisto. Saturn has 62 moon and its largest is called Titan. Uranus has 27 moons and Neptune has 14 moons.

How is the planet Mars like?

Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun and is often called the red planet. Mars has 2 moons called Phobos and Deimos. It is named after a roman god of war.

What is a comet?

A comet is a small object, with icy bodies that orbit the sun. Inside a comet are frozen gasses and as it gets closer to the sun the gasses light up. Making the comet glow and be visible.

What are meteoroids?

A meteoroid are small particles that pas through Earth. A shooting a star is usually a meteoroid. Millions of meteoroids fly and pass through earth every single day.

What is a moon?

A moon is a satellite that orbits a certain planet. A planet can have more than one moon. Jupiter is the planet with the most moons.

What are asteroids?

Asteroids are rocky objects that are found in space. They hit other planets but most of the asteroids in the solar system are in the asteroid belt.

How is Jupiter like?

Jupiter is the fifth closest planet to the sun and is the largest in the solar system. Jupiter is one of the gas giants because it mainly has gasses on the planet. Jupiter has 67 known moons with some of it being Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. There is a spot on Jupiter that is called the The Great Red Spot and the storm has been going on for 100 of years.

What is Neptune?

Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun and is also bluish , green. Neptune is a gas giant, Neptune also has 14 moons. It takes very long to finish orbiting around the sun. Only 1 spacecraft have ever flew near Neptune.

What is in our solar system?

Our solar system has planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, moons, and etc. The biggest star in our solar system is the sun , and the biggest planet in our solar system is Jupiter. Our solar system is shaped like an egg and is called the Solar System.

What is Saturn?

Saturn is a gas giant and is made out of mostly gasses like hydrogen and helium. Saturn has 62 moons and is the second largest planet in our solar system. It is the sixth closest planet to the sun. Saturn has rings are mostly made out of ice and rocks

What are the 4 inner planets?

The 4 inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These planet are the planets that are the closest to the sun.

Where is the asteroid belt?

The asteroid belt is between Jupiter and Mars. There are millions of little and big asteroids just inside the asteroid belt.

What are the outer planets?

The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus. All of these planets are farther than the asteroid belt.

What planet is the closest to the sun?

The planet closest to the sun is called Mercury. This makes the planet very hot. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, it is one of the hottest planets.

What is the planet Earth like?

The planet earth is the only known planet that has living things on it. Earth only has 1 satellite orbiting it. Earth is the third farthest planet from the sun. Earth's weather is just perfect for living things to grow and thrive.

How big is the sun?

The sun is so big that it is 99.86% mass of the whole solar system. The radius of the sun is 432,288 miles. It would take millions of Earths to fill up the sun. Jupiter is the largest planet and is not even close to being as big as the sun.

What is the sun?

The sun is the largest star in our solar system. The sun is the largest star in our solar system.

How many planets are in our solar system?

There are only 8 planets in our solar system, but there are many dwarf planets that we have not discovered yet. There are many moons and stars in our solar system.

Why is Uranus blue?

Uranus is blue because of all the methane gas in the environment. Uranus is the seventh planet closest to the sun. Uranus has a unique orbit because it orbits on its side. Uranus has 27 moons, the planet takes 84 years to finish one full orbit around the sun.

What is the planet Venus like?

Venus is the second closest planet to the sun. Venus is the hottest planet because of the gasses on the planet. Venus has a very powerful surface pressure.


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