PlanetTrivia

Planet Trivia: Most interesting facts about. ..
On this page, please share the most fun and interesting facts you have learned about the planets!

**Contributors:** include component="editors" days="30" imageSize="small" showUsername="true" **Mercury - Hotter than Blue Blazes!** Because Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun it gets VERY hot. See if you can find out how hot it gets!

Venus displays phases similar to the Earth's moon. We sometimes see a 'full' moon, but never a 'full' Venus. Is Venus closer to the Sun than the Earth?
 * Venus - Phases Are Stunning!**


 * Earth - mostly harmless.**

Mars

Jupiter is made up mostly of gas and is, of course, the largest planet. The great red spot on Jupiter is a gigantic storm much larger than the earth. It has been churning (at least) since the planet was first seen through a telescope over 400 years ago. Do you know who first viewed Jupiter through a telescope?
 * Jupiter - The Gas Giant **

**Saturn - The Lord of the Rings**
Enough said. This thing is huge! If you had a big enough bathtub filled with water, Saturn would float! Don't try this at home. In the photograph below, the Cassini division is the large, dark gap in the ring system. Try to find the name of the smaller, dark gap near the outer edge of the rings.

**Uranus**
This planet has 27 moons! Some of them can be seen with a large backyard telescope. (See below.) Can you look up the names of the five moons surrounding this bluish green planet?

Neptune

Pluto (a dwarf planet) Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore?