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Planetary Science

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What planet has the most visible rings

Saturn is the planet with the most visible rings. Saturn's rings are one of the most iconic symbols of astronomy.
Saturn is the planet in our solar system that is famous for the rings.

Gas giants have many more moons than terrestrial planets due to having higher

gravity

An explosion of a star

When a star explodes, it is referred to as a nova. If the star is large enough, it will create a super nova. And if the star is dense enough, it does not explode, but instead collapses on itself and forms a black hole

What Is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

what is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere

What is the smallest of the terrestrial planets

Mercury is the smallest of the terrestrial planets.

Contains mostly older stars with a red color

elliptical galaxy....

What was found by astronomers who noticed a strange pattern in the orbit of Uranus

Neptune

Radiotelescopes reveal that space is full of

cosmic microwave background radiation.

A detected apparent change in the pitch caused by the motion of a sound source or of an observer is called

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

The Doppler effect.

The giant red spot is found on the planet

the giant red spot is found in the planet jupiter.

Which gas giants have more moons than the terrestrial planets

All of our Solar Systems gas giants have more moons than the terrestrial planets.

Jupiter (63), Saturn (62), Uranus (27) and Neptune (13).

Which contributes to the lack of evidence of the period of heavy bombardment on earth

Plate movements

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