14 SUPER FACTS ABOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM (MUST WATCH!)
1. There’s a fiery moon out there. Jupiter has a moon called Lo which is covered in volcanos. 2. Mars has an impressive peak. However, the biggest volcano ever found is on Mars. It’s 16 miles high, which makes it three times higher than Mount Everest. 3. The winds don’t stop on Venus. Venus is constantly in the midst of a planet-wide hurricane. 4. Mars is probably colder than you think. Mars has ice at both of its poles. 5. Venus too, actually. Craters on Venus can be seen that are full of ice. 6. We’re exploring as much as we can. We’ve already sent spacecraft to every planet in the solar system. 7. We’ve not been to our own Moon for a while. The last man to walk on the moon was the commander of Apollo17, Eugene Cernan. Man hasn’t returned to the Moon since 14th December 1972 – that’s nearly 50 years ago! 8. Mercury and Earth share a lot in common. Mercury has tectonic plates that behave much like those on Earth. 9. Pluto’s atmosphere is bizarre. For some rea...