Have you ever wondered what visiting other planets would be like? Well, just in case you find a way to travel through space and visit them, we have put together a tourist brochure about other planets telling some of their features and what to bring!
Neptune
Neptune’s surface is mostly covered with ice so bring ice skates and hockey equipment. But despite all the ice, Neptune can also be very warm and sunny if you want to work on your tan. There are also eight different moons to gaze up at when you are resting in the sun.
Uranus
If you liked Neptune, you’ll love Uranus. It also has lots of ice, but it’s much, much colder. What's more is; Uranus has a total of 17 moons! Now that’s a night sky!
Saturn
Well, how much time to do have because there is a lot to see. First there are the beautiful rings which make it a popular tourist attraction. You can get postcards on all of the sixty moons, some with their own water and are all worth visiting. Saturn itself is pretty much all gas though. And it’s really windy with wind speeds reaching up to 1800 km/h. Bring a biro to write on all your post cards and maybe a sturdy kite.
Jupiter
Its the biggest planet in the sloar system, so you can’t miss it. But like Saturn it’s mostly made of gas and it’s a bit hard to know where the atmosphere stops and the actual planet starts. That said, the gravity is two and a half times as strong as Earth so you will just keep falling until you get there. Pack a parachute. It will also be very cold and windy as there is a storm that has been raging there for 300 years and doesn’t appear to be clearing. So bring a jacket and an umbrella.
Mars
It’s best to visit during the Martian summers when temperatures rise up to a fine 20 degrees, but during the Martian winter, temperatures can dip down to a chilly -140 degrees. Because Mars is smaller than Earth, it has less gravity, which means that you could throw balls twice as high and far, and you could jump 3 times as high. Pack sports equipment and take photos to impress friends. Mars also has the largest volcano in the known galaxy so hope on over to it and check it out.
Venus
Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister planet because the two are similar in size, gravity and composition. Despite that, Venus is not the best holiday location. To start with, it’s always cloudy but it's also the hottest planet, hotter than even Mercury which is closer to the sun. Why? because Venus’s atmosphere keeps all the heat in, Infact, the atmosphere is so dense that it would completely crush you. But it does have lots of lovely lightning storms, best seen from within a crush-proof container like a deep sea submarine.
Mercury
Do you enjoy mountain walking and rock climbing? Mercury has lots of craters like the Moon and huge cliffs, some as high as 3 kilometers and stretching 500 kilometers across. Bring ropes and appropriate footwear. Also one day on Mercury takes 176 Earth days so you will have plenty of time to explore before the sun goes down. But don’t forget to reset your watch!
Pluto
If you haven’t already heard, the International Astronomical Union has changed the definition of "planet" so that Pluto no longer qualifies. Sorry Pluto.
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