It’s so easy to forget where we are.
LOST IN SPACE? Here is a helpful reminder, a Solar System gif showing the 8 planets of the Solar System orbiting the Sun. Don’t forget that as we move out from Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, towards the gas giant planets of the outer Solar System, each of the planets take longer to orbit the sun. The planets in order of size are: Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter. All of the planets orbit the Sun in an anti-clockwise direction. Most also rotate on their axis in an anti-clockwise direction. The exceptions to this rule are: Uranus, which rotates on its end like a bowling ball; Venus, which rotates clockwise but very slowly, so slowly that a day on planet Venus is longer than a year on earth! The planet with the fastest rotation is Jupiter, which rotates every 10 hours, so fast that it causes the planet to flatten out a little. If you’re wondering about Pluto…press play.
There’ll be more great education opportunities and chances to learn with us. Eris. If you’re a clued-up scientist or boffin cosmologist, teach us.
