Have you ever thought that the names of all the planets are based on the names of the Gods
and Goddesses,except the earth itself.
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We have been studying since childhood that there are nine planets in our system but have we ever wondered what's the meaning of those planets from where their names originated?
Friends,we will not tell much detail,we will tell you about all the planets briefly , where the names of those planets originated from, what's the meaning of them in order that you'll find and understand the solution to the present question.
Mercury :
Mercury is the first of the four terrestrial planets. This means it is a planet made mostly of rock. The planets closest to the Sun—Venus, Earth, and Mars—are the other three.
Origin of name: Mercury was a god in Roman mythology. He was a messenger with winged feet.
Length of year : 88 days.
Number of Moons : None.
Venus :
Venus is the one most similar to Earth. In fact, Venus is often called Earth's “sister” planet. As similar as it is in some ways, however, it is also very different in others.
Origin of name: Venus was the Roman goddess of love and
beauty.
Length of year: 225 days.
Number of Moons: None.
Mars :
No planet has sparked the imaginations of humans as much as Mars. It may be the reddish color of Mars, or the fact that it can often be easily seen in the night sky, that has caused people to wonder about this close neighbor of ours. Tales of “Martians” invading Earth have been around for well over fifty years. But is it likely that any kind of life really does exist on Mars?
Origin of name: Named after Mars, the Roman god of war,
perhaps because of the planet's red color.
Length of year: 687 days.
Number of Moons: Two, called Deimos and Phobos.
Jupiter :
The planet Jupiter is the first of the gas giant planets. Made mostly of gas, they include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Jupiter is first among the planets in terms of size and mass. Its diameter is 11 times bigger than Earth, and its mass is 2.5 times greater than all the other planets combined. The “Great Red Spot” on Jupiter is actually a raging storm.
Origin of name: Named after Jupiter, the principal god in
Roman mythology.
Length of year: Almost 12 Earth years.
Number of Moons: 63.
Saturn :
Most people know about the rings around Saturn, because they are the brightest and most colorful. These rings are made mainly out of ice particles orbiting the planet. While the rings themselves seem big, the particles are very small, usually no more than 10 feet (3 meters) wide.
Most people know about the rings around Saturn, because they are the brightest and most colorful. These rings are made mainly out of ice particles orbiting the planet. While the rings themselves seem big, the particles are very small, usually no more than 10 feet (3 meters) wide.
Saturn is the second largest planet. It is the farthest planet from the Earth that can be seen without a telescope. It appears flat at the poles because its great rotational speed makes the middle of the planet bulge.
Origin of name : Saturn was the ancient Roman god of agriculture.
Length of year: 29.5 Earth years.
Number of Moons: At least 56.
Uranus :
Uranus is the first planet so far away from the Earth that it can only be seen with the use of a telescope. When it was first discovered in 1781, scientists didn't know what they had found. As astronomers studied the object more closely, they discovered that it had a circular orbit around the Sun. They had found the seventh planet.
Uranus is so far from the Sun that it takes 84 years to complete an orbit of the Sun. It is the only planet that spins on its side, so each pole is tilted away from the Sun for half its orbit. That means each night and day lasts an amazing 42 years. Imagine staying awake that long! Of course, you'd also get a lot of time to catch up on your sleep!
Origin of name: Comes from Ouranos, the Greek word for “sky.”
Length of year: 84 Earth years.
Number of Moons: 21.
Neptune
Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea because it is so far out in the deep “sea” of space. The name also fits because Neptune appears to be a beautiful bright blue because of the methane clouds that surround it.
It is the most distant planet from the Sun. It takes a very long time—165 years—to orbit the Sun. Neptune has made only one trip around the Sun since it was discovered.
Pluto which is now classified as a dwarf planet, was the Roman god of the underworld.
The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the bottom .
''All of the planets, apart from Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses''
Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury got their names thousands of years ago.
the opposite planets weren't discovered until much later, after telescopes were invented.
The tradition of naming the planets after Greek and Roman gods and goddesses was carried on for the opposite planets discovered also .
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