I've been sharing a lot of beautiful pictures of Jupiter on Twitter and Tumblr lately, and I found myself wondering which planets other people like best. Feel free to talk about why your favorite is your favorite, and definitely feel free to share pictures!
Which planet in our solar system is your favorite?
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MapleSilver
Frost Egg Collector
Definitely Earth. It is the only planet in our solar system to have a breathable atmosphere, and therefore different biomes. Most other planet surfaces are fairly uniform, but Earth is so varied in its geography. It is also the only place that contains life that we currently know about, which is obviously a big deal.
This is Lake Retba, located in Senegal. It is a pink lake which is notable for its especially high salt content.
This is Ijen, a volcano in Indonesia. It is notable for its blue lava, shown above.
As for planets outside Earth, it's fairly difficult because they are all very unique and interesting, and we are still learning so much about all of them. That being said, Jupiter is really nice.
This is Lake Retba, located in Senegal. It is a pink lake which is notable for its especially high salt content.
This is Ijen, a volcano in Indonesia. It is notable for its blue lava, shown above.
As for planets outside Earth, it's fairly difficult because they are all very unique and interesting, and we are still learning so much about all of them. That being said, Jupiter is really nice.
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hard choice. it was originally mars. not because of any aesthetics, but i played a lot of spore as a kid and grew up fixated on the concept of colonization. but i've grown to kinda appreciate earth in recent years.
neptune is super pretty however, i have to go with it.
neptune is super pretty however, i have to go with it.
MapleSilver
Frost Egg Collector
Oh, I also enjoyed the Space Stage of Spore. Did you know that Venus is actually considered by some people to be a better candidate than Mars for colonization? This is due to its more Earth-like gravity and closer proximity to Earth. Of course, the prospects are still incredibly uncertain, but we may be able to build cloud cities in the planet's atmosphere. This video goes into more detail if you are interested.
My favorite planet is Neptune. It has a beautiful color and I love the name.
nintendofan85
Good grief.
I like Venus, Earth, and Mars.
mellachime
Magical Girl
I always had a bias for Jupiter cause Sailor Jupiter was my fav scout growing up cause we both are tall girls. =0
yes thank you.
(also probably bias here because sailor pluto were always my fave yes.. former sailor moon trash here)
I learned about Lake Retba a few months back, but I never heard of volcanoes with blue lava before!
That is really cool! It is truly fascinating that the blue is caused by ignited sulfuric gases, it makes me wonder why other volcanoes in the world do not have this phenomenon taking place?
MapleSilver
Frost Egg Collector
I learned about Lake Retba a few months back, but I never heard of volcanoes with blue lava before!
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...ndonesian-volcano-burn-bright-blue-180949576/
This article by Smithsonian might be of some help. If I am correct in reading it, it's because though other volcanoes do not have such a high amount of sulfur, which means they cannot have such a vivid color. It's also technically not the lava that is blue, but the fire from burning sulfur.
xSuperMario64x
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Saturn my love ♡
I love it so much it's too bad someone already put a ring on it
I love it so much it's too bad someone already put a ring on it
HistoryH22
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Outside of Earth? Mars. Just an absolutely fascinating planet. I can't wait to see what we continue to uncover about it.
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