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2006-11-08 08:51:31 · 5 answers · asked by kelly taylor 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

Please name it instead of saying yes. Thank you.

2006-11-08 09:07:25 · update #1

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MERCURY: Closest to sun. Smallest in diameter.
VENUS: Dense cloud cover. Hot surface temperature.
EARTH: Home to humanity. High mineral content.
MARS: Largest volcano (Olympus Mons) in solar system. Largest canyon in the solar system.
SATURN: Surrounded by rings. Smallest gas giant in our solar system.
JUPITER: Largest celestial body in the solar system (not counting the sun itself). Deepest gravity and atmosphere well.
URANUS: It rotates on its side (pole points toward sun). Only planet with a Greek (rather than Roman) name.
NEPTUNE: Has the largest moon (Triton) to orbit backward around a planet. Has the highest wind velocity (>1400 m/s).
PLUTO: Alternates with Neptune for being "most distant" from the sun. Hotly debated whether it is actually a "planet".

2006-11-08 09:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 0 0

Mercury- It doesn't have much of an atmosphere. It's also pockmarked with craters from asteroid and comet impacts, even more so than the Earth's moon.

Venus- It's atmosphere is basically the greenhouse effect gone crazy. Probes have been sent there similar to the Mars landing but they don't tend to last long much to NASA's disappointment.

Earth- It has life. Whoopee! It's moon was probably formed when a asteroid smashed into it as the planet was still molten/accreting. Apparently a huge chunk of the planet pushed off to form what we now know as the moon. This may have been disproved. It was a while ago when I learnt this at uni.

Mars- Has the solar systems biggest extinct volcano! Krakatoa eat your heart out. It shows possible visible signs of water erosion with great canyons and seemingly dry river beds.

Ceres- Sits in the asteroid belt which seperates the gas giants and outer planets of the solar system from the smaller inner planets closer to the sun. Only recently classified as a planet.

Jupiter- Has a huge red storm which has been around a few centuries known eloquently as the great red spot (very original). Also has a moon which may have liquid water below a icy moving crust. This is postulated from the great big cracks that appear on it's surface- similar to pack ice in the arctic and antarctic regions.

Saturn- Don't know very much about saturn apart from it has rings and probably no solid surface. It also spits out some heat.

Uranus- Another explosive gas planet. Most people don't know that it has faint rings similar to the other gas giants.

Neptune- Don't light a match! It mainly consists of flammable gases. It's also got some pretty horrendous weather with some serious cyclone activity.

Pluto- Has basically a coaxial orbit with it's own moon/planetoid (depends on which day of the week and what lecturer you talk to as to what they believe it is).

Eris- Only discovered this year. May have an atmosphere but with a balmy temperature around the -250 celsius mark, not a place you'd pick for a planetary get away.

2006-11-09 00:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Adamina 2 · 0 0

Mercury - 1. Fast orbit (88 days); 2. Same face towards the sun continuously

Venus - 1. Bright; 2. Greenhouse gone mad

Earth - 1. Water; 2. Big moon compared to size (AND of course only planet in our solar system that has been found to support life)

Mars - 1. Red; 2. Two tiny moons

Jupiter - 1. Largest planet of our solar system; 2. Red spot

Saturn - 1. Low density (could float on water if pool big enough) 2. Beautiful rings

Uranus - 1. Polar axis almost in plane of orbit; 2. Discovered in 1781 by William Herschel

Neptune - 1. Blue in colour; 2. Predicted before its discovery in 1846 owing to perturbations in the orbit of Uranus

(Pluto - 1. No longer a planet; 2. Has a huge partner in its moon Charon compared to its size.)

2006-11-08 10:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Wal C 6 · 0 0

yes

2006-11-08 08:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes I can. But I won't do your homework for you. Luckily for you, other people will do your homework for you.

2006-11-08 10:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by kris 6 · 0 0

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