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- 2. Which moon has NASA called “one of the most Earth-like worlds we've ever encountered”, complete with a nitrogen atmosphere?
- 4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are known as the…
- 5. Some scientists believe we’re most likely to find alien life not on other planets - but other moons! Which moon of Jupiter has liquid water under its icy surface, plus its own magnetic field?
- 8. Which planet is NOT named after a Greek or Roman God?
- 9. Look up a diagram of the layers of Jupiter. What element is it mostly made of?
- 13. In 2019, a 6-year-old named Jerry Morrison III went on the Ellen show to share his love of astronomy. Find the video - What’s his favorite planet?
- 14. The word “Planet” comes from the Greek word meaning…
- 15. Pluto was declared a dwarf planet _______ years ago after we discovered other dwarf planets of similar size
- 17. What’s the name of the largest volcano in our solar system?
- 19. Which planet has the hottest AVERAGE temperature?
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- 1. Valles Marineris is a mega-canyon four times deeper than the Grand Canyon… but it’s not on Earth. What planet is it on?
- 3. Plutoisn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system! Which dwarf planet is named after a Rapanui god of fertility?
- 6. Which is the smallest of the 8 planets?
- 7. Our most beautiful images of Saturn come from the _______ spacecraft, launched in 1997
- 10. This giant storm on Jupiter’s surface has been raging for hundreds of years
- 11. What are the rings of Saturn mostly made of?
- 12. Planets travel around the Sun in paths called…
- 16. Which planet is the windiest, with wind speeds of over 1,200 miles per hour?
- 18. Which spacecraft orbited Mercury and took photos for 5 years before deliberately crashing into its surface?