Description

the only planet without an atmosphere all year around
the planet with the thickest atmosphere
the most dense planet in the solar system
home to the largest volcano in the solar system
the largest of all planets
the second largest planet
tilted almost completely on its side
the smallest planet
the planet with the shortest year
the planet most like the earth in terms of length of year and length of day
the planet home to the largest amount of liquid water
this planet has very iron rich soil
home to a storm that is 2-3 times larger than earth!
has the second most moons
some nights here can last 40+ years!
stormiest of all planets with winds more than 1200 mph!
has a moon more than 1/2 the size of the planet
the sky is always black, even in the day!
aside from earth, this is the most widely explored planet (tricky!)
tilted on its axis at 22.5 degrees
like earth, this has north and south poles covered in ice
home to the largest moon, Ganymede
home to Titan, a moon possibly hospitable to life?
other than Pluto, this is the second coldest planet
creates more energy than it receives from the sun!
some think this used to be one of Neptune's moons, but espcaped!?
has the widest range in temperature
retrograde ("backward") rotation
the only inner planet with one moon
daytime (like night) is only 5 hours long
if you could put this in a tub of water, it would float!
one of the two "ice giants"
the methane atmosphere makes this planet dark blue
technically, its new name is 134340 =(
the Roman God of thievery
the Roman Goddess of beauty
not named after a God
the Roman God of War
the king of the Roman Gods
the Roman God of agriculture
the Greek God of the Heavens
the Roman God of the Sea
the Roman God of the Underworld
located between mars and jupiter
separates the inner planets from the outer planets
thought to be a moon that got destroyed LONG ago

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