Universal Facts
Saturday 15 November 2014
Thursday 13 November 2014
pluto and beyond
origin of name:
Pluto,Greek god of underworld.
3.
relative size:
smallest, not a planet
The Kuiper belt is the home to Pluto and other dwarf planets ,located after Neptune orbit.
Pluto is a large object in the Kuiper belt and the second-most-massive known dwarf planet, after Eris(also a dwarf planet). Like other Kuiper belt objects, Pluto is primarily made of rock and ice and relatively small
Pluto is a large object in the Kuiper belt and the second-most-massive known dwarf planet, after Eris(also a dwarf planet). Like other Kuiper belt objects, Pluto is primarily made of rock and ice and relatively small
Saturday 2 November 2013
neptune
origin of name :
the roman god of sea
length of year :
164 earth years
position from sun :
8th
relative size:
4th biggest
unlike the other giants , some of its rings are incomplete arcs .This planet generates heat of its own and this powers its dramatic weather systems
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on oct 10,1846,by english astronamerWilliam . It is the only large moon in theSolar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation
the roman god of sea
length of year :
164 earth years
position from sun :
8th
relative size:
4th biggest
unlike the other giants , some of its rings are incomplete arcs .This planet generates heat of its own and this powers its dramatic weather systems
Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on oct 10,1846,by english astronamerWilliam . It is the only large moon in theSolar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation
uranus
Origin of name:
Uranus, the Roman God of sky.
Moons :
27
Length of year:
84.04 Earth years
Position from Sun:
7th
Relative Size:
3rd biggest
Uranus is the only planet that is tipped on its side. It has dark rings,
and its atmosphere bland with a green tinge
Uranus has five major moons: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel,Titania, and Oberon.All large moons are relatively dark objects.The major moons of Uranus are believed to have formed in the accretion disc, which existed around Uranus for some time after its formation or resulted from the large impact suffered by Uranus
saturn
origin of name :
saturnus,roman god of agriculture.
moons:
57
length of year;
29.5 earth years.
position from sun:
6th
relative size:
2nd biggest
saturnus,roman god of agriculture.
moons:
57
length of year;
29.5 earth years.
position from sun:
6th
relative size:
2nd biggest
Saturn has no solid surface and is almost all hydrogen and
helium. Its famous beautiful rings are made of ice and rock
Moons of Saturn: Titan
Titan, the largest moon in the solar system
after Ganymede ( Jupiter’s moon). It is the only moon with a thick atmosphere,
made largely of Nitrogen. In 2005, the Huygens probe photographed its
mysterious surface for the first time
Sunday 21 April 2013
Jupiter
Jupiter
Origin of name:
Jove, the Roman God of Heaven and Earth.
Moons :
63
Length of year:
11.9 Earth Years
Position from Sun:
5th
Relative Size:
Biggest
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system. It is a
huge, round mass made mostly from gases. There is a huge storm on Jupiter that
has been raging for thousands of year.
The stripes are bands of different gases. It has over 60 moons
moving around it. All the moons are made of rock and ice.
Thebe is not round like most moons. Its surface is covered
in huge craters.
The rocky surface of Europa is completely covered in a layer
of ice.
Ganymede is the biggest moon in the solar system. It is
bigger than mercury.
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