Information on Solar System

1. The brightest planet as seen from Earth------Venus
2. The planet also known as Earth’s twin------Venus
3. The planet, which rotates in a direction opposite to that of others------Venus
4. The planet, which has prominent rings around it------Saturn
5. Planets which have no satellites------Mercury & Venus
6. The planet with the longest day------Venus (244 hrs)
7. The planet with the shortest day------Jupiter (9 hrs 55 mts)
8. The planet also known as Evening/ Morning star------Venus
9. The Jovian planets------Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
10. The star nearest to the earth------ Proxima Centauri
11. The hottest planet in the solar system------Venus
12. The largest satellite in the solar system------Ganymede – Satellite of the Jupiter
13. The planet also known as the Red Planet------Mars
14. The highest known mountain in the solar system------Olympus Mons on Mars
15. The asteroid belt lies between------Mars and Jupiter
16. The largest asteroid also known as a dwarf planet----- Ceres
17. Pluto earlier considered a planet is now considered a dwarf planet and a part of------Kuiper belt
18. Halley's comet last appeared in 1986 and is expected to appear next in------2061
19. The galaxy nearest to the milky way------Andromeda
20. The planet whose density is less than that of water----Saturn