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Planets, Asteroids and Comets

  • Why do the outer gas giant planets rotate faster than the inner planets?
  • Why is Mars red?
  • Can you deflect an asteroid with vibrations?
  • Do all comets approach the Sun along the plane of the ecliptic?
  • How large is our solar system is when compared to other known solar sytems?
  • Why don't all planets have one moon like the earth? How do other planets acquire more than one moon?
  • How do you start a career in finding comets and asteroids?
  • What is Planet X? Is it true it has been observed/detected?
  • What is the best landing place for a rover on Mars?
  • Why do some planets have reverse rotation?
  • What is the easiest way to measure the distance between the earth and the sun?
  • Is Saturn the only planet that has rings?
  • Can there be another planet in our solar system in the same orbit as earth but on the opposite side of the sun?
  • Exactly how does a comet's tail form? Why doesn't a comet's gravity hold onto the gas?
 
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