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Mercury
Your spacecraft failed its surface
temperature test. Mercury is one of
the hottest planets in the solar
system.
Venus
Your spacecraft failed its surface test.
Venus has dense clouds of sulfuric acid
and is one of the hottest planets in the
solar system.
Jupiter
Your spacecraft failed its travel test.
The inner and outer planets are
separated by the asteroid belt. These
pieces of space rock can cause
damage to space craft.
Saturn
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Wind speeds can reach 500 meters
per second (approximately 1600 feet)
on Saturn.
Mercury
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Mercury has no atmosphere
Venus
Your spacecraft failed its atmosphere
test. Venus has a thick, poisonous
atmosphere that would not allow a
human to survive.
Jupiter
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Remember that Jupiter is a gas giant
and has no solid surfaces. Its
atmosphere is very thick and can crush
space craft.
Saturn
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Remember that Saturn is a gas giant
and has no solid surfaces. Its
atmosphere is very thick and can crush
space craft.
Mercury
Your spacecraft has failed its travel
test. Asteroids and meteoroids are
common in space and pose a risk for
space craft.
Venus
Your spacecraft failed its atmosphere
test. Venus’ atmosphere is so thick
that it can crush vehicles.
Jupiter
Your spacecraft failed its temperature
test. The temperatures on Jupiter
average
-145 ̊C (-229 F̊ ).
Saturn
Your spacecraft failed its temperature
test. The temperatures on Saturn
average
-168 ̊C (-288 F̊ ).
Neptune
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Neptune is considered the windiest
planet in the solar system and has
winds that blow 550 meters per
second (1800 feet).
Uranus
Your spacecraft failed its surface test.
Uranus appears to be surrounded by a
layer of frozen methane gas.
Neptune
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Scientists actually believe that there
could be an ocean of super-heated
water on Neptune.
Uranus
Your spacecraft failed its landing test.
Scientists actually believe that there
could be an ocean of water deep in
the atmosphere of Uranus.
Neptune
Your spacecraft has failed its travel
test. Neptune is the 8th planet from
the sun and quite a distance from
Earth. Spacecraft sent to this planet
would need to ensure that they have
enough energy to make it there!
Uranus
Your spacecraft failed its temperature
test. The average temperature of
Uranus is -216 C
̊ (-357 ̊F).