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Solar System Trip Advisor
Joo Eon Park, Tara Kim,
Michael El-Hage
Milky Way
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Table of Contents
Sun
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Mercury …………………. 9
4
Saturn
Venus
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Uranus
Earth …………………….. ……………………. 11
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Neptune
Mars
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………………………. 7 Dwarf Planets ………. 13
Stars
Asteroids…….…………..
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Comets
Sun
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If you’re looking for a warm, nice, vacation spot, come on and hang out at the Sun! It has
plenty of space, and is about one million times bigger than our own planet Earth! It never gets
cold and at the core, is about 27 million° Fahrenheit which is about 15 million° Celsius. So
make sure that you bring tons of sunblock and sunglasses because it’s very hot and bright on
the Sun. Also, make sure that you bring fire-proof suits which you can purchase at
NASA.com/mjt or else, when you enter the Sun’s atmosphere, you’re going to burn up in
56.33 seconds!
The people that live on the Sun are called the Sunshines. They make the best food and
their national sandwich is called the SSSED . One of the most exciting places to visit is the
SSSED company. SSSED stands for Super Spicy Sandwich Extreme Deluxe. It includes
Mercream from Mercury, a cup of volcanic venom from Venus, jalapenos and red peppers
from Earth, a little bit of Marsturd from Mars, a touch of Titanium from the planet Jupiter, the
spotty sand from the rings of Saturn, the unbearable uranium from Uranus, and lastly
Neptune’s gnarly nuts. The main ingredients are the hot gases from the Sun that are 27
million° Fahrenheit. Because the sun is a star, the gases taste like sparkling pop rocks. The
SSSED company has information based on the SSSED. It mainly focuses on the hot gases
from the Sun and explains that our Sun is basically a hot ball of glowing ionized gases that is
at the heart of our solar system.
Sun
by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Flickr
Mercury
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If you want to plan a warm vacation, but not too burning hot like the Sun, plan a trip to
Mercury. It orbits around the sun every 88 days. It travels through space nearly 50 km per
second. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and is 0.4 AU away from the it. Surface
temperatures can reach to about 800° Fahrenheit which is about 427° Celsius. Since
Mercury’s atmosphere is so thin, it cannot retain the Sun’s heat. So during the night,
temperatures can drop to -290° Fahrenheit which is -179° Celsius. Mercury doesn't have any
moons.
Some of the most exciting sites to see are the large craters made from meteoroids and
comets. There are also cliffs that are hundreds of miles long and up to a mile high. One of the
largest features to see on Mercury is called the Caloris Basin. It is 1,550 km in diameter. It was
a result of an asteroid impact early in the Solar System’s history.
The national sandwich of Mercury is called the Mercurian Meteor. It includes many
ingredients, but it’s main ingredient is called Mercream of Mercury. It’s a thin, soft fluff that was
made by the Mercurians in the 29 century. It resembles the atmosphere of Mercury which is
very thin, and is made up of atoms blasted of the surface by the solar winds and
micrometeoroid impacts. A micrometeoroid is a microscopic particle in space that doesn’t burn
up when it reaches the earth’s atmosphere.
Mercury
by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Flickr
Venus
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Venus rotates from east to west while Earth rotates west to east. On Venus, because it
rotates east to west, the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. One year in Venus is
about 225 Earth days. Venus is 0.7 AU away from the Sun. Because of the way the clouds of
Venus reflect sunlight, Venus appears to be the brightest planet in the sky. Venus’ thick
atmosphere consists mainly of carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid. The thick
atmosphere traps the sun’s heat, which makes the surface temperature go above 880°
Fahrenheit which is 471° Celsius. The hurricane-force winds in Venus’ clouds travel about
360 km per hour.
There are more than 1000 volcanoes on Venus. Volcanic flows have made long
channels extending for hundreds of kilometers along the surface of Venus. Craters smaller
than 1.5 – 2 km in diameter do not exist on Venus, because once they reach the thick
atmosphere of Venus, they burn up before they can hit the ground. One of the most exciting
sites on Venus is the tallest mountain called Maxwell Montes. It’s comparable to Mt. Everest
on Earth. The biggest café in the Solar System is on Maxwell Montes. It’s named after the
mountain, and therefore is also called Maxwell Montes. They sell coffee from the company
Maxwell, and their national sandwich, Volcanic Venom. Its main ingredient is resembled from
the lava of the volcanoes on Venus. Therefore, it tastes very hot and spicy. It’s a once in a life
time experience to go there, and I promise you’ll always remember it.
Venus
by Forsetius from Flickr
Earth
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The Earth, our home planet, is the only planet in the Solar System known to have
life. The Earth is the third planet from the sun and is 1 AU which is about 15 million km
from it. The four seasons are caused by the Earth’s axis tilted by 23.45 degrees from a
perpendicular line. It is summer when a hemisphere of the Earth is tilted towards the
sun. When a hemisphere is tilting away from the sun, it’s winter for that hemisphere.
Earth’s oceans cover nearly 70% of the planet’s surface. The atmosphere is made
up of mostly nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere blocks most meteors from striking
the surface of the Earth. It burns the meteor when it enters the atmosphere. When
charged particles from the solar wind become trapped in the Earth’s magnetic field, they
come together with air molecules above our planet’s magnetic poles. These air
molecules then glow. This is called an aurora.
We’re very sorry, but this planet cannot be visited because it is our permanent
residence and our home planet. Although you can visit other planets for only a short
period of time, we can thank our lucky stars that we get to live on Earth in our safe
environment.
Earth
by FlyingSinger from Flickr
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Mars
Mars is a rocky body that about half the size of the Earth. The surface of
Mars has volcanoes and impacts like other inner planets. Mars appears to be
reddish because the surface is made up of iron-rich minerals that can rust.
Mars has two small moons which are called Phobos and Deimos. They may be
asteroids captured by Mars’ gravitational pull. Similar to Earth, Mars has
seasons because of it’s tilt. It is still a mystery to scientists if there is life on
Mars. So far, they have not found any except for the small group of the Martini
Martians. They were found last year by Apollo 306.
The Martini Martians’ national sandwich is called the Marsturdian Monster.
It is made up of many ingredients, the main being Marstard. Made to resemble
Mars, Marstard is a reddish, cold candy that looks like a desert with small
minerals. A fun place to visit if you’re on a vacation is Olympic Mons and Valles
Marineris. Olympic Mons is the largest volcanic mountain in the Solar System.
Valles Marineris is a specatacular equatorial canyon system.
Mars
by Michael Heilemann from Flickr
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Asteroids
Asteroids are small, rocky fragments left over from the creation of the Solar System
about 4.6 billion years ago. Between Jupiter and Mars, there is a region called the
asteroid belt. When Jupiter formed, it caused small bodies between Mars and Jupiter to
start colliding with each other, creating the asteroid belt. Most asteroids have an irregular
shape but some are the shape of a sphere. Some asteroids even have moons and some
orbit around each other. There are different types of asteroids. Some are made up of
clay and rocks and some from silicate material and nickel-iron. Sometimes asteroids’
orbits’ change because of Jupiter’s tremendous gravitational pull. This can make the
asteroid collide with another celestial body in space.
When you want to visit the asteroid belt region, the Asteroidians will serve you rockhard bread made from the asteroids. It tastes like delicious candy, and has lots of holes
in it created from the crater impacts of the asteroids. When you want to eat it, you suck it
like candy instead of chewing it, because it’s so hard. To get into the asteroid belt, you
must have a space suit, because although the planets are big, the asteroids are very
small and you might fall off without a space suit. So purchase a space suit from
NASA.com/mjt!
Asteroids
by Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society Blogger from Flickr
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Jupiter
Welcome to the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter! It is a gas giant and
therefore is made up of all gas, except for a rock solid core about the size of Earth. One
year on Jupiter is 12 earth years. The climate on Jupiter is -148 °C and it has 50 moons
orbiting it with it’s gravitational pull. The planet is tremendous with a circumference of
439041.08 km. The atmosphere contains of hydrogen and helium. The national sandwich
of Jupiter is the called the Titanium Sandwich which Saturn’s moon, Titan, is named after.
The Saturnians were so jealous of Jupiter, that they named a moon after Jupiter’s most
prized possession, their national sandwich! It is a sandwich that includes the food that the
Jupiterians harvest just for the sandwich.
A great place to visit on vacation is the Great Red Dome which is inside the Great Red
Spot. It is a fantastic place to be if you want relax while watching the storms of excitement.
The Great Red Dome is a dome that when you go inside, there are rapid red storms
swirling around you. Jupiterians will come and serve you drinks, snacks, and meals.
Although the Great Red Spot is the most known storm on Jupiter, in recent years, scientists
have found another storm, about half the size of the Great Red Spot. It is called the Little
Red Spot and is a 3 small storms merged together.
Jupiter
by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Flickr
Saturn
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Welcome to the gas giant called Saturn! It is called a gas giant because it has a large
circumference of 182848.48 km and is made mainly of gas. One of the great things to see on
Saturn is it’s big, beautiful rings. When you visit Saturn, you can stay at a hotel called the
Cassini Hotel. It’s named after the first spacecraft to ever orbit Saturn. You can either get a
view of the beautiful rings, or of the land of Saturn made of mainly hydrogen and helium. The
Saturnians can serve you a variety of foods, but they mainly serve their national sandwich
called the Ringating. It includes the spotty sand from the rings of Saturn which were gathered
from some of the bravest Saturnians. Although Saturn is made mainly of gas, it still has a
very large mass of 568,319,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Although Saturn is very far
from our planet and will take 7 years to get there, it will absolutely be worth your time and
energy.
When you get to Saturn, one of the most exciting things to do and see is called the Ring
Walk. Before you get there, you should purchase a Ring Walk suit at the spaceship’s Suty
Free. After you settle in at the Cassini Hotel, there will be a shuttle to take you to the Ring
Walk, but make sure that you don’t forget your Ring Walk suit! The point of the attraction is to
be able to walk on the bold rings of Saturn. They’re mainly made up of water ice. If you’re
scared, don’t be. You’ll be attached to a spaceship that will go at your pace, and will lift you
up if you need help.
Saturn
By Michael Karrer from Flickr
Uranus
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Welcome to the green-blue planet called Uranus! It is considered one of the gas
giants. All of the gas giants have rings, but Uranus is special. It’s completely tilted
vertically instead of horizontally. So the rings move vertically instead of horizontally. One
of the most exciting activities to do on Uranus is to climb up on the horizontal rings to the
top and see Neptune and Saturn . If you have medical issues, and don’t think that you
can do this long hike, there is a program that you can sign up for that allows you to walk
for however long you want to, then ride in a spaceship the rest of the way up. Although
it’s a great view, it’s also a great workout.
Uranus’s national sandwich is called the Sandwich of the Sky. It was named that
because Uranus looks like the color of the sky during the day. It’s looks like a blue color
mixed with green because of the methane gas in the atmosphere. Uranus is very heavy
because it is a gas giant. It has a mass of 86,810,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg.
Because this planet is very unique, we recommend that you consider visiting Uranus.
Although it will take longer than 8 years to arrive at Uranus, it will definitely be worth your
time.
Uranus
By Meredith Garstin from Flickr
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Neptune
Welcome to the blue planet called Neptune. Neptune is named after the Roman
god, Neptune, A.K.A Poseidon in Greek. Neptune has very faint rings which you can
barely see. The blue planet looks blue because it’s atmosphere is fully made up of
methane which is a blue color. Right before you land on Neptune, you will see a very
dark area. No need to worry because it’s just a storm raging at about 1500 miles per
hour! If you were to ever enter that area in any way, you would be swept off the ground
and would probably die in about 10 seconds.
You’ll be glad to know that one of the exciting places to go is an area on Neptune
where you can go swimming in the Methane Pool. It’s a place where you can wear
special floaters and float above the methane, so that it looks as if you are swimming.
Before you go swimming, make sure that you tighten you floaters, or else, when you
enter the water and your floater becomes loose, you will drown and sink. But no worries,
if the lifeguard sees you, he/she will jump in and rescue you. Neptune is neighbors with
Pluto and Uranus. Although it will take you 12.5 years to get to Neptune since it’s the
farthest planet from the Sun, it will be worth your time and energy. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance!
Neptune
By Meredith Garstin from Flickr
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Dwarf Planets
The five known dwarf planets are, Pluto, Eris, Ceres, Makemake, and
Haumea. In 1930, Pluto was considered to be the ninth planet in the Solar
System. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union decided that
Pluto, Eris, and Ceres were dwarf planets. A dwarf planet is a celestial body
that orbits the sun. It has enough mass to have a nearly round shape. It has not
cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. And is not a moon. The best known
dwarf planet is Pluto. Pluto is about two-thirds the diameter of the Earth’s moon.
The 248 year-long elliptical orbit of Pluto can take it as far as 49.3 AU from the
Sun!
One of the fun activities to go to while visiting the dwarf planets is the
Dwaratarium. You can see the dwarf planets through very high-powered
telescopes. Another thing you can do at the Dwarfatarium is to watch the
recordings of the orbits of the planets in fast motion. You can see when and
where some of the dwarf planets cross each others’ orbits.
Dwarf Planets
By Lunar and Planetary Institute from Flickr
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Comets
Comets are leftovers from the creation of our Solar System around 4.6 billion years ago.
It consists mainly of ice, coated with dark organic material. Comets may have important clues
about the creation of our Solar System. Each comet has a tiny frozen part which is called a
nucleus. The nucleus has icy chunks and frozen gases with bits of embedded rock and dust.
Beyond Neptune, there is a disc-like belt of icy bodies. There are dark comets in the belt that
orbit the sun. Other comets come from the Oort cloud, which is about 100,000 AU from the
sun. Some comets take more than 30 million years to take a full orbit around the sun! A
comet warms up as it goes near the sun. While that happens, a coma or atmosphere forms.
The sun’s heat causes ices on the nucleus surface to change into gases which makes the
coma become larger. The pressure of the sunlight and solar particles blow off materials from
the coma away from the sun, forming two tails called the dust tail and the plasma tail.
One of the most exciting things to do when you visit the comets, is to get on the Space
Jet, the fastest flying spaceship in the Solar System, and attempt to chase the smaller
comets. The experience of the speed which the comets travel will blow your mind. Those who
have rode the Space Jet all agree that they will never forget the experience. It was the
closest thing to flying on their own.
Comets
By Michael Karrer from Flickr
Bibliography
Mercury, Sun
by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Flickr
Venus
by Forsetius from Flickr
Earth
by FlyingSinger from Flickr
Mars
by Michael Heilemann from Flickr
Jupiter
by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center from Flickr
Saturn, Comets
By Michael Karrer from Flickr
Uranus, Neptune
By Meredith Garstin from Flickr
Dwarf Planets
By Lunar and Planetary Institute from Flickr
Asteroids
by Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society Blogger from Flickr
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Information: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Pictures: http://www.photopin.com
Stars
by ThinkingCamera from Flickr