We live in the Sol System. How well do you know your neighbourhood?

What? You aren't a little bit curious about the solar neighbourhood? What are you, a Flat Earther? Even your Editor can't buy into that tinfoil hat. It's ROUND, people. We know that. We've seen it on NASA TV.

The Edited Guide has a lot of space information in it. So if you've been keeping up, this quiz is a no-brainer. Yeah, we know Create is talking about Weather this month. We'll get to weather. But hey, the best place to observe rain clouds is from above the clouds. So take a stab at these questions.

1. How many planets are there in the Sol system?.
2. On Earth, you weigh 60 kilograms. How much do you weigh on the Moon?
3. Can you snore in zero-g?
4. Repeat after us, 'My very eager Miss Jones slipped upon Nancy's potato.' O-kayyy…what does that mean for Earthlings?
5. What is the closest star to Earth?
6. How much space dust falls on Earth every day?
7. Bergen-Enkheim is a nice neighbourhood in Frankfurt, Germany. You could also get to Bergen-Enkheim by space probe. How come?
8. The Mars rovers are busy sending us pictures of the Red Planet's surface. If they'd bothered to take a person along, what would he/she be breathing?
9. What is the Eye of Jupiter?
10. What is the furthest planet from Earth that can be seen without a telescope?

Whew! We're sure you knew all that. If you want to check – and read the snarky comments – click on the pic below.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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