NEPTUNE FACTS

NEPTUNE PROFILE Mass:102,410,000,000,000,000 billion kg (17.15x Earth)Equatorial Diameter:49,528 kmPolar Diameter:48,682 kmEquatorial Circumference:155,600 kmKnown Moons:14Notable Moons:TritonKnown Rings:5Orbit Distance:4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU)Orbit Period:60,190.03 Earth days (164.79 Earth years)Surface Temperature:-201 °CFirst Record:September 23rd 1846Recorded By:Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier & Johann Galle Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and last of the known planets. While it is the [...]

SATURN FACTS

SATURN PROFILE Mass:568,319,000,000,000,000 billion kg (95.16 x Earth)Equatorial Diameter:120,536 kmPolar Diameter:108,728 kmEquatorial Circumference:365,882 kmKnown Moons:62Notable Moons:Titan, Rhea & EnceladusKnown Rings:30+ (7 Groups)Orbit Distance:1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU)Orbit Period:10,755.70 Earth days (29.45 Earth years)Surface Temperature:-139 °CFirst Record:8th Century BCRecorded By:Assyrians Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and second largest planet of the Solar System in terms of diameter and [...]

JUPITER FACTS

JUPITER PROFILE Mass:1,898,130,000,000,000,000 billion kg (317.83 x Earth)Equatorial Diameter:142,984 kmPolar Diameter:133,709 kmEquatorial Circumference:439,264 kmKnown Moons:67Notable Moons:Io, Europa, Ganymede, & CallistoKnown Rings:4Orbit Distance:778,340,821 km (5.20 AU)Orbit Period:4,332.82 Earth days (11.86 Earth years)Surface Temperature:-108°CFirst Record:7th or 8th Century BCRecorded By:Babylonian astronomers Named after the Roman king of the gods, Jupiter is fitting of its name. With a mass of 1.90 [...]

MARS FACTS

MARS PROFILE Mass:641,693,000,000,000 billion kg (0.107 x Earth)Equatorial Diameter:6,805 kmPolar Diameter:6,755 kmEquatorial Circumference:21,297 kmKnown Moons:2Notable Moons:Phobos & DeimosOrbit Distance:227,943,824 km (1.38 AU)Orbit Period:686.98 Earth days (1.88 Earth years)Surface Temperature:-87 to -5 °CFirst Record:2nd Millenium BCRecorded By:Egyptian astronomers Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and last of the terrestrial planets. Like the rest of the planets in the solar system (except Earth), [...]

PLANET FACTS

Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. With the exception of Uranus and Neptune, each of these planets can be seen unaided. All eight planets can be see through the use of an inexpensive amateur telescope or binoculars. ORDER OF THE PLANETS Order of the eight planets from left: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune [...]

Interesting Facts About The Planets

While the universe is a big place to study, we shouldn’t forget our own backyard. With eight planets and a wealth of smaller worlds to look at, there’s more than enough to learn for a few lifetimes! So what are some of the most surprising things about the planets? We’ve highlighted a few things below. [...]