Chapter 1
The rocky inner sorbets
Chapter 2
The giant gas and ice swirls
Chapter 3
The cosmic menu's wild extras
YOUR GOAL
Master of The solar system menu
Ch 2 · The giant gas and ice swirls
sonia Gas and Ice Giants
No solid ground on these giant outer swirls—(just swirling clouds!) / Cold gas and ice spinning round the solar world—(spinning round!)
Fun Fact
Saturn's density: Saturn is so light and fluffy that if you could find a bathtub big enough to hold it, the entire planet would float on water!
Glossary
gas giant (noun)
A large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium. Pioneer 10 achieved the first flyby of Jupiter, the solar system's largest gas giant, in 1973.
A large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium. Pioneer 10 achieved the first flyby of Jupiter, the solar system's largest gas giant, in 1973.