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How big is an asteroid compared to other planets?
Asteroids are smaller than planets. A few of the asteroids are fairly large; Ceres, for example, is a "dwarf planet" that's bigger than Pluto. But many of the asteroids are a few miles, or a few dozen miles, across. That isn't very big, compared to Mars or Earth.
Planets that would experience eclipses of the sun?
Any planet with moons could potentially experience an eclipse. Transits are what happens when other planets (Mercury & Venus) pass between earth and sun. Neither of these have moons. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto all have moons. Pluto's moon (Charon) is big and close to it--it may (depending on its orbit) occult the sun frequently. Jupiter usually has some lunar shadow dotting its sunside surface. Only earth and Pluto have moons big enough to produce total eclipses. (Not sure about dwarf planets beyond Pluto--some of which also have moons). Mars has two tiny moons.
What group is Jupiter in?
Pluto is part of the Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy cold objects orbiting the Sun similar to the asteroid belt which starts at Neptune's orbit (around 30 times further from the Sun than Earth is) and ends around 50 times further from the Sun than Earth is. The Kuiper Belt contains millions or even billions of small frozen objects such as asteroids and comets, at least 70,000 of which are bigger than about 100km in diameter and about 200 of which are probably big enough to be considered dwarf planets, i.e. round balls of rock and ice big enough to have planet-like attributes such as internal layers, atmospheres, surface features, moons, etc. Pluto is one of the largest of these dwarf planets.And of course in the very big picture Pluto, along with all other Kuiper Belt objects, planets, moons, asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun, belongs to the Solar System, which is part of the galaxy and ultimately the Universe. Pluto is therefore part of these systems too.
What is the lightest planet in solar system?
The least massive of the 8 major planets is Mercury. However, Saturn, with its large, deep atmosphere, is the least dense of the planets, and would actually float in water (given a really big container of water).
How many planets are there in our solar system, including the keyword "9 planets"?
Well the number of planets in our solar system is actually a bit different now. Remembering that there used to be 9 planets is perfectly okay, but today we recognize only 8 planets in our solar system. It's all a part of the ever-changing nature of our beautiful universe.
Is Pluto exactly like the other planets?
No. Pluto's not a planet. Its a big piece of rock that does'nt orbit like the other planets.
Are dwarf planets small?
They are small compared to other planets but big compared to us.
How big is Venus compared to other planets?
it is mediam
Why is Pluto known as a planet but it is a dwarf planet and no other dwarf planets are?
Well, Pluto isn't recognized as a planet, but as a dwarf planet. Also, there are other dwarf planets, but they are more like really big comets than they are planets.
How big is Pluto compared to Saturn?
50000 cm
Is Pluto a big planet or small planet?
Pluto is relatively small as planets go; it is officially categorized as a dwarf planet.
How big is an asteroid compared to other planets?
Asteroids are smaller than planets. A few of the asteroids are fairly large; Ceres, for example, is a "dwarf planet" that's bigger than Pluto. But many of the asteroids are a few miles, or a few dozen miles, across. That isn't very big, compared to Mars or Earth.
How big is earths moons compared to other planets?
Earth's moon is relatively large compared to the moons of other planets in the solar system. It is the fifth-largest moon in the solar system. Compared to the size of Earth, the moon is about 1/6th the diameter of Earth.
How come there is all this trouble over Pluto being a planet or dwarf planet when they are all just planets any way?
Because for years it was thought that there were 9 planets, which included Pluto. But, in recent years it has been discovered that there are other, smaller, dwalf or minor planets which lay beyond the orbit of Pluto. Some of these dwalf planets are as big or even possibly bigger than Pluto. So, a decision had to be reached to either downgrade Pluto to the status of a dwalf or minor planet or include all of these other objects (and nobody knows precisely how many there are) into the main system of planets. If they were all included allthe minor planets into the major system of planets they would all need to be named, so the decision was taken to downgrade Pluto to simplify matters. So now there are only 8 major planets and many more, mostly un-named and undiscovered minor or dwalf planets.
How big is the Mother Nature compared to the other planets from your solar system?
Mother nature is not a planet. She is merely an environmental metaphor.
How big is Mother Nature compared to the other planets from your neighborhood?
The planet Earth is the largest of the four rocky inner planets; it is smaller than any of the four gas giants.
What are the small planets and big planets?
Small planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars in our solar system, while big planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The small planets are primarily rocky and terrestrial, while the big planets are gas giants composed mainly of hydrogen and helium.
