A virtual tour of the Solar System | Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the planets
Channel: Educate Yourself
Date: 29/06/2023

Welcome to the tour of the Solar System, where we will explore the wonders of our celestial neighborhood. Get ready to embark on a mesmerizing journey through the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that make up our solar system.

Let's start our exploration with the Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

Terrestrial Planets are made of rocky materials, Have very few or no moons and are mostly small.

Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest planet in the Solar System. It is a terrestrial planet with a heavily cratered surface due to the planet having no geological activity and an extremely tenuous atmosphere and it has no moon.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is a rocky planet with the densest atmosphere of all the rocky bodies in the Solar System, and the only one with a mass and size that is close to that of its orbital neighbour Earth and it also has no moons.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only place known in the universe where life has originated and found habitability. Earth is the only planet known to sustain liquid surface water, with ocean water extending over 70.8% of the planet, making it an ocean world.

Mars is the fourth planet and the furthest terrestrial planet from the Sun. The reddish color of its surface is due to finely grained iron oxide dust in the soil, giving it the nickname the Red Planet and it has 2 moons called Deimos and Phobos.

Now lets explore the Jovian Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Jovian planets are massive, gaseous planets that extend far from the sun, do not have solid surfaces, have many moons and rings, undergo tremendous winds and storms, and have low densities.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass more than two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined, and slightly less than one one-thousandth the mass of the Sun, and it has 80 moons.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive and it has 53 moons.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and is a gaseous cyan ice giant. Most of the planet is made out of water, ammonia, and methane in a supercritical phase of matter, which in astronomy is called ice or volatiles and it has 27 moons.

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known planet in the Solar System. It is the fourth- fourth largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third- most- third most massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times the mass of Earth, and slightly more massive than its near- near twin Uranus and it has 14 moons.

As we conclude our tour of the Solar System, let's take a moment to appreciate the beauty and mystery that surrounds us. The stunning images we've seen and the incredible discoveries we've made remind us of the awe-inspiring nature of our solar system. Join us in continuing to explore and unravel the secrets of the universe.
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