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Curious facts about planets

The Bigger
Jupiter is such a big planet that all the planets in the solar system can together fit into Jupiter. And still there would be plenty of space left! If you wish to compare the volume of Earth with Jupiter.. it is just 1321 times bigger than earth. That's quite a volume!

Volcano
We all know about volcanoes. But do you know that there are volcanoes on other planets too! Yes. All the planets in our Solar System have few volcanoes with them. And the largest of them lies on the planet Mars. Known as 'Olympus Mons'... this Volcano is two and half times taller than mount Everest!

The Hottest
Can you expect which is the hottest planet in the Solar system? Most of you might think that it could be Mercury, because it the one closest to the Sun. But its Venus that is hottest in the system. The mean temperature on Venus is almost 472 degrees Celsius!

Inner and Outer
Do you know that the planets in Solar System are classified into inner and outer planets? Planets that are between Sun and Asteroid Belt are called inner planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are such inner planets. And then comes the asteroid belt consisting of small meteoroids. After the asteroid belt are the outer planets (Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto).

Terrestrial Planets
Inner Planets are also called terrestrial planets, because of their composition. These planets are formed with mantle cores and rocky materials. Planets other than the terrestrial ones are formed of gases like hydrogen and helium.

Saturn would float
Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. But it's so light in weight that it would float on water. When we talk of Saturn, we certainly get reminded about the rings around it. Scientists believe that the rings are nothing but the remnants of a moon that was destroyed.

Uranus is lazy
Uranus is so lazy that it almost lies on a side while revolving. Uranus is known to have an axis that is tilted at 97 degrees. That's almost like a lying log. Uranus was the first planet to be discovered by a telescope. Like Saturn, Uranus also has complex rings around it.