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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.
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What would happen to the planets if you took away the sun's gravity?
the planets would not receive heat from the sun and all life on earth would cease to exist. also the planets would not rotate or be held in place. the sun is what holds the planets together in orbit.
Why might the sun have made ancient peoples apprehensive?
They thought that eclipses of the sun would cause disasters
Why do all the planets orbit the sun?
Not all the planets orbit the sun - other stars have planets too. But all the planets in our solar system, which is the system of our sun, revolve around the sun; otherwise they would be in other solar systems. All the planets we can see with our naked eye orbit the sun, since the planets orbiting the sun are the only ones close enough to earth to see without a telescope.
What would happen if the sun lost gravity?
because the planets use the sun's gravitaional pull if it lost it all the planets would spiral out wards and earth would freeze because of no heat.
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
What planets can experience eclipses of the sun?
mercury& venus
Name the planets that could experience eclipses of the sun?
Mercury AND Venus :]
Why can Mercury and venus experience eclipses of the sun?
Actually they can't.
How would you describe the organization of the solar system?
concentric eclipses of very little eccentricity centered about the sun. Most planets within 5' of the ecliptic.
Why there is no total eclipse of sun?
Eclipses are shadows; the Sun is so bright that it CAUSES shadows, it doesn't EXPERIENCE them.
Why dos Jupiter and Saturn have no eclipses?
In order to have a solar eclipse, the moon needs to have the same angular size as the Sun. Non of Jupiter's and Saturn's moons have that characteristic. They do however have lunar eclipses, when their moons enter the planets' shadows.
What planets could experience a solar eclipse?
the sun and Pluto
What effects would a shrunken sun have on a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse of a Sun that was smaller but a Moon that is the same size and distance as our Moon would mean that eclipses would last longer, you would never get an annular eclipse, a larger area would experience each eclipse.
How many planets is it away from the sun?
Jupiter would be.....5 planets from the sun. =]
What planets will continue to orbit untouched by the sun's nova explosion?
The sun may not experience a nova explosion. If it does, then it will affect all planets in the solar system.
How might the sun have made ancient peoples apprehensive?
They thought that eclipses of the sun would cause disasters
What are the eclipses of the sun and moon called?
Solar and lunar eclipses
