Our Solar System

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**Our Solar System** is the fifth episode of Gemini Home Entertainment.

## Transcript

"Gemini Home Entertainment"

"Our Solar System"

"The Sun"

"Situated 149 million miles away, The Sun provides light for out entire solar system."

"Without it, Earth would be a barren, frozen rock."

"Mercury"

"As one of the smallest planets in our solar system, Mercury is also the hottest."

"It sits perilously close to The Sun, and only takes 87 days to orbit around it."

"Venus"

"As the second brightest object the night sky, Venus can sometimes be seen from Earth."

"The average surface temperature of the planet is 462 degrees Celsius."

"Earth"

"Earth is one of the only planets in our solar system capable of supporting life."

"With 71% of the planet covered with water, it's a miracle we can all fit!"

"Mars"

"Often called the "Red Planet," Mars is a mostly barren desert world.

"Pieces of Mars have fallen to Earth in the form of meteorites!"

"Jupiter"

"As a gas giant, Jupiter has no solid surface, which makes it impossible to stand on it."

"The large spot on the planet is known as the "Great Red Spot." It is not an eye."

"It is an open wound."

"Saturn"

"Although mostly a gas giant, there may be a large, solid core deep inside the planet."

"This planet's prominent rings are quite a sight to behold! They are the gateway."

"Uranus"

"This planet is classified as an "Ice Giant" and is the coldest planet in our solar system."

"Unlike most planets, Uranus rotates on its side."

"Neptune"

"A large storm rages in the planet, called the "Great Dark Spot." It is the lens."

"Neptune has been mutated."

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"The Iris."

"It is with us now."

"Laughing at us."

"BEHOLD"

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"Pluto"

"As the smallest planet in our solar system, Pluto is only 1,188.3 Km in radius."

"Although it hangs at the edge of our solar system, this planet isn't going anywhere!"

"Our Solar System (Created by Remy Abode)"

"Gemini Home Entertainment"

## Lore

The tape starts out as a normal educational tape, with a couple of anomalies, such as an object appearing in front of Mars, or behind Saturn. As well as some strange terminology for other things, such as saying Earth is **one of** the only planet**s** that can support life, to referring to Saturn's rings as "The Gateway," and the Great Dark Spot as "The Lens," and insisting that the Great Red Spot on Jupiter is not an eye, but an open wound.

It then reaches Neptune, saying it has been mutated, as Neptune turns with a violet and black mark on it.

It then cuts to a new planet. The Iris. An alien, living planet that is "with us now," and "laughing at us." It then cuts to a beam of light emanating from Neptune, (using "The Lens" and "The Gateway"), by which the Iris transports its alien inhabitants to the other planets.

The video resumes as it covers Pluto, and finally ends.

## Gallery

Solar systemMars infoSaturn infoMutated NeptuneHungry eye (The Iris)Laser
## Trivia

* Earth's distance from the sun is incorrectly stated to be 149 million miles. The actual distance is 149 million *kilometers*.
* The video has some outdated information, such as listing more moons of Saturn than should have been discovered at the time.
* Pluto is still classified as a planet, due to the fact that the Gemini tapes (in-lore) were released somewhere in the 80's/90's.
* The Iris is slightly smaller than Saturn.
* Saturn's rings are dubbed "The Gateway." This is important for a future episode.
* Jupiter's Great Red Spot is described as an open wound. This implies The Iris has been within the solar system, as well as its aliens, have been mutating planets since at least the 1600s.
* It is missing an "in" between object and The Night Sky.
* The Iris can be spotted in the opening shot, between Neptune and Pluto.
* A drawing resembling Neptune's laser appears in Glenn Arthur's journal in Old Bones.

## Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCUsOfgjvs