Here are the questions assigned for Monday, May 7 2007:
1. Which is the largest planet?
Jupiter
2. Which is the smallest planet?
Pluto
3. Which planet is a similar size to the Earth?
Venus
4. Is Mars larger or smaller that the Earth?
Smaller by 6,000 Km (diameter)
5. Which planets have ring systems?
Saturn and Uranus
6. Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter, which has 63
7. Around which planet is the moon Mimas?
Mimas orbits around Saturn
8. To which planet did the Huygens-Cassini probe go?
The probe went to Saturn, flying by Jupiter, Venus, Earth, and some of Saturn’s moons on the way
9. On which planet is the “Great Red Spot”?
The “Great Red Spot” is located on Jupiter
10. In 1994 on July 16-22 fragments of the comet Shoemaker-Levy hit the surface of which planet? How big was the largest impact image compared to the Earth?
The planet that the Shoemaker-Levy comet broke up into was Jupiter. Some impact craters were so large that the Earth could have easily fitted inside them.
Pictures (click to enlarge):
Jupiter’s “Big Red Spot”:
Surface of Mars, taken by NASA’s Spirit rover (taken January 6, 2003):
Surface of Venus, taken by Russia’s Venera probe:
