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1.
The diameter of Jupiter is about how many times the diameter of Earth?
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is about 1.3 times the diameter of Earth
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Which planet is Earth usually closest to?
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How many people have walked on the Moon?
4.
What is the highest mountain in the solar system?
Everest, 8,848 m; Mons Huygens, 5,310 m; Olympus Mons, 21,230 m; Rheasilvia, 22,000 m.
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What are Colombo, Maxwell, and Encke?
Dark spots on the surface of Neptune
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6.
Which planet rotates the fastest?
Day lengths; Jupiter - 10 hours, Earth - 24 hours, Mars - 25 hours, Venus - 5,832 hours.
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If you were travelling at the speed of light, about how long would it take to travel the circumference of the star Betelgeuse?
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What is Ceres?
A small moon of Neptune
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A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
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An egg shaped dwarf planet beyond Pluto
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A rock formation on the Moon shaped like a heart
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It is the largest object in the asteroid belt.
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The surface area of Russia is greater than that of Pluto
Russia is bigger by about 173,000 sq. miles.
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What is perigee?
When the Moon is closest to the Earth on its orbital path
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When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all in line
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When all the planets all line up
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When the Earth is closest to the Sun on its orbital path
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11.
What are the names of the moons of Mars?
12.
Does the Moon experience quakes?
They are known as 'Moonquakes'
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What does it mean if a planet has a highly eccentric orbit?
Its orbit is more elliptical than circular
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Its orbit is highly erratic
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It orbits in the opposite direction to other planets
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It orbits at a perpendicular angle to other planets
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14.
What is the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space called?
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What is the Black Knight?
A mysterious zone between Earth and the Moon where transmission signals experience interference
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An unidentified object on the surface of Mars that has been found to move positions
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A black hole at the centre of the galaxy which is slowly engulfing everything around it
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A thermal blanket lost on a space mission in 1998 which now orbits the Earth
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