BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The largest unnamed planet in the solar system has recently been named after the Chinese water god Gonggong by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This is the first and only dwarf planet in the solar system that has a Chinese name, according to the Na...
Europa is named for a woman abducted by the god Zeus in Greek mythology– Jupiter to the Romans. EARTH EUROPA Europa is 0.24x (or 24%) the size of Earth NASA EXPLORES EUROPA solarsystem.nasa.gov/europa www.nasa.gov 袁德俊 成员 回复 袁德俊 成员 2年前 袁德俊 成员 回复 袁德俊 成员 2...
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars, it is often described as the “Red Planet”. Mars sometimes can easily be seen from Earth with just our eyes. Some people believe that humans could live on the planet Mars by the yea...
Lunar phases of the moon - A full moon is when the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the EarthMarsMars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its ...
The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea. Neptune is a planet of heavy winds and storms. Solar System Fact Cards Solar System | About Planets Here more facts about the planets in details: Mercury The closest planet to the Sun is only about as wide as the Atlantic Ocean! 18...
Well, you're in for a treat because we're about to embark on a cosmic journey through our solar system, exploring the origins and meanings behind the English names of each planet. Let's start with the closest to the sun – Mercury. It’s named after the Roman mes...
BEIJING -- The largest unnamed planet in the solar system has recently been named after the Chinese water god Gonggong by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This is the first and only dwarf planet in the solar system that has a Chinese name, according to the National Astronomical Obs...
The eight planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, outer planets and interstellar dust in the solar system all revolve around the sun, while the sun revolves around the center of the galaxy.The sun is a star in the center of the solar system. It is almost an ideal sphere interwoven by hot ...
The first piece of evidence for the existence of the second lightest and the second most abundant element known to humans was discovered by the French astronomer Jules Janssen during a total solar eclipse on August 18, 1868. Because of this, it's named after the Greek word for the Sun: ...
Uranus (as it was called commonly after 1850 or so) was named after the Greek sky deity Ouranos, the earliest of the lords of the heavens. It is the only planet to be named after a Greek god rather than a Roman one. Before the name was settled on, many names had been proposed...