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Mostly hydrogen & helium, it has the lowest average density of any planet in the solar system & would float in a really big tub |
Saturn
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$800 |
J |
GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES |
2024-09-09 |
#9156 |
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This2nd-largest planet in our solar system is mostly made up of hydrogen & helium, so don't try standing on it |
Saturn
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$400 |
DJ |
ON ANOTHER PLANET |
2023-10-18 |
#17 |
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It's surrounded by phenomena namedA, B, C, D, E, F & G |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
J |
QUICK PLANETS |
2023-05-05 |
#8865 |
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Likely seasonal, great white spots are a stormy feature of this planet |
Saturn
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$1,600 |
DJ |
PLANET FEATURES |
2022-12-20 |
#8767 |
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Feting sci-fi since 1972: ____ Awards |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
J |
PLANET FILL IN |
2021-11-03 |
#8503 |
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It's the farthest planet from the Sun that was known before the use of telescopes in the 1600s |
Saturn
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$2,000 |
DJ |
PLANETARY EXTREMES |
2020-12-07 |
#8296 |
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...is noted for a dark gap called the Cassini division |
Saturn
DD
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$1,600 |
J |
THIS PLANET |
2020-03-20 |
#8185 |
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For reasons of his own, W.G. Sebald about a walking tour of England's east coast "The Rings of" this |
Saturn
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$400 |
DJ |
THE TITLE PLANET |
2019-02-08 |
#7925 |
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This planet's rings are arranged into 7 main groups, A-G |
Saturn
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$200 |
J |
PLANETARY FACTS |
2018-04-02 |
#7731 |
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It has been under observation by the Cassini spacecraft since 2004 |
Saturn
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$800 |
J |
WHICH PLANET? |
2016-02-29 |
#7246 |
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The second-largest, it's also the least dense & would float in water |
Saturn
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$800 |
J |
PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
2014-10-02 |
#6909 |
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Sega ____, a video game console |
Saturn
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$600 |
J |
PLANET FILL-IN |
2014-02-24 |
#6781 |
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To the ancient Greeks & Romans, it was the slowest-moving planet seen from Earth |
Saturn
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THE PLANETS |
2013-02-01 |
#6535 |
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In 2006 the Cassini spacecraft found yet another ring around this planet |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2012-07-31 |
#6432 |
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Around 1675 Gian Domenico Cassini observed a dark gap in this planet's main rings |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2011-10-14 |
#6225 |
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This second-largest planet takes almost 30 years for one solar revolution |
Saturn
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$600 |
J |
ASTRONOMY & ASTROLOGY |
2010-05-04 |
#5912 |
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In 1980 the Voyager spacecraft found that this planet's B ring had radial features called spokes |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
2009-09-21 |
#5751 |
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A carmaker known for its Astra & Aura |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
ALSO A PLANET |
2009-01-08 |
#5604 |
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The least dense planet in the solar system, it would actually float if you could find a big enough tub to put it in |
Saturn
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$1,200 |
DJ |
DID YOU PLANET THAT WAY? |
2007-10-23 |
#5317 |
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Christian Huygens wrote about this planet's rings way back in 1659 |
Saturn
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$400 |
DJ |
NAME THAT PLANET |
2007-07-19 |
#5279 |
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Bands of debris & ice surround it, as do its satellites, including Titan |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
J |
WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? |
2006-10-05 |
#5074 |
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Taken recently, the ultraviolet image seenhereshows this planet's most famous feature |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2004-11-23 |
#4652 |
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The most distant one known to the ancients |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
PLANETARY DISTINCTIONS |
2004-10-05 |
#4617 |
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This ringed planet is the farthest one from earth that can be seen with the naked eye |
Saturn
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$200 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2003-04-14 |
#4296 |
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It's the different type of company whose product is seen here |
Saturn
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$1,200 |
DJ |
PLANET NAMES |
2002-04-12 |
#4065 |
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One of the brightest of this sixth's planet's over 1,000 rings is only 500 feet thick |
Saturn
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$200 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2002-01-14 |
#4001 |
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(Sofia of the Clue Crew, dressed for a clean environment, delivers the clue from the Jet Propulsion Lab.) You're looking at a Cassini spacecraft, like the one en route to study Titan, a moon of this planet |
Saturn
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$300 |
J |
SPACE |
2001-11-01 |
#3949 |
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Its "A" ring is a little over 9,000 miles wide |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
2001-05-18 |
#3860 |
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In the '90s video game competitors ran rings around this Sega console |
Saturn
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$200 |
DJ |
PLANETARY NAMES |
2000-04-24 |
#3611 |
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Photos published in June 1999 show its largest moon, Titan, may have liquid seas |
Saturn
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$400 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2000-04-04 |
#3597 |
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It's the colossal booster rocket that lifted the Apollo missions to the moon |
Saturn
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$200 |
J |
SPACE |
1999-06-08 |
#3412 |
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Its ring system is more than 170,000 miles in diameter, but only about a mile thick |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1998-11-24 |
#3272 |
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Titan is the largest moon of this planet; Calypso & Telesto are among the smallest |
Saturn
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$500 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1997-12-23 |
#3067 |
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In 1980 Voyager 1 revealed that 2 of this planet's rings are braided |
Saturn
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$300 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1997-04-10 |
#2914 |
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From Earth, this planet's 100,000 or so ringlets appear as just 3 broad rings |
Saturn
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$200 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY & SPACE |
1997-02-07 |
#2870 |
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Car line first sold by GM in 1990 |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
PLANET NAMES |
1996-07-02 |
#2742 |
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Giovanni Cassini discovered the main division in this planet's rings & 4 of it satellites |
Saturn
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$200 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1995-12-25 |
#2606 |
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Titan, a moon of this planet, is the second-largest satellite in the solar system |
Saturn
DD
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$900 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1995-07-18 |
#2522 |
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In 1850 astronomer William Bond discovered this planet's third ring |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
ASTRONOMY & SPACE |
1995-02-17 |
#2415 |
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With the lowest density of any planet, it could float on water even without its "life ring" |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1994-03-08 |
#2197 |
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It's rings begin about 4,000 miles above the surface & are over 35,000 miles wide |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1994-01-25 |
#2167 |
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Scheduled for launch in 1997, the Cassini spacecraft should reach this planet in 2004 |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1993-07-19 |
#2061 |
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Some of its more than 20 satellites share orbits |
Saturn
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$500 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1993-06-07 |
#2031 |
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This planet's smallest moon, Pan, orbits within the Encke division of the A-Ring |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1993-03-16 |
#1972 |
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Although the next planet out from Jupiter, it's almost twice as far from the Sun as Jupiter |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1993-01-19 |
#1932 |
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A mnemonic for its major moons is "Met Dr. Thip"; the second T stands for Titan |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1992-12-23 |
#1913 |
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Titan, a moon of this planet, is larger than 2 of the planets |
Saturn
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$800 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1992-09-10 |
#1839 |
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Titan, the largest moon in the solar system, orbits this planet in a little under 16 days |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1991-06-13 |
#1579 |
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This planet's moon Titan was the first moon discovered to have a permanent atmosphere |
Saturn
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$800 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1990-07-13 |
#1370 |
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The Apollo spacecraft was launched by this rocket which shares its name with a planet |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
MAN IN SPACE |
1989-10-05 |
#1169 |
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Skylab was originally the 3rd stage of this rocket |
Saturn
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$1,000 |
DJ |
MAN IN SPACE |
1988-10-11 |
#942 |
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Galileo 1st thought this planet was made up of 3 spheres, but his theory didn't ring true |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1988-04-13 |
#843 |
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As a result of recent discoveries, we now think this planet has the most moons |
Saturn
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$800 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1988-03-22 |
#827 |
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Since it can be seen w/ the naked eye, it was the farthest planet away from the Sun known to the ancients |
Saturn
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FJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1987-07-09 |
#674 |
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This planet is only about ¾ as dense as water, so it probably wouldn’t leave “rings” in the bathtub |
Saturn
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$400 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1986-04-23 |
#423 |
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Though almost 10 times bigger, this planet is only about 1/8 as dense as Earth |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
1986-04-04 |
#410 |
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Winds reach over 900 MPH on this giant neighbor of Jupiter |
Saturn
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$100 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1986-01-24 |
#360 |
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In 1980-81, this planet was found to have 14 small moons besides its 9 larger ones |
Saturn
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$400 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1985-04-10 |
#153 |
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Rocket used to lift the Apollo program capsules into orbit |
the Saturn
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$400 |
J |
SPACE |
1985-01-25 |
#100 |
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Second largest planet in the solar system |
Saturn
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$200 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1984-11-29 |
#59 |
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Titan is the largest moon of this ringed planet |
Saturn
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$200 |
DJ |
SPACE |
1984-11-27 |
#57 |
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Planet once thought unique, it no longer runs "rings" around its neighbors |
Saturn
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$600 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1984-09-12 |
#3 |