BLOG POST# 1:

I have chose 5 topics Mars, the moon, dwarf planets, Pluto, and the search for aliens.



Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system. Mars is known as the Red planet because of its appearance,also it has gotten his name from the Roman god of war. Mars has not one moon but two Phobos and Deimos. Also Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere. This planet is also similar to Earth by its rotational period and seasonal cycles. Today we can see Mars and is seen as the Naked Eye.
The Moon on Earth is the largest Moon in the Solar system. The moon is very interesting to others also it has been visited multiple of times. The moon is the second brightest in the sky after the Sun. The moon has phases throughout the days of the week. The Moon has not been here for only year but since the prehistoric time.
Dwarf planets is one of characterization of planets. Some people call the planet Pluto a dwarf planet. When you hear dwarf planets they are planet that are not that big in size as the other eight planets in the solar system. It is known that there are about 40 dwarf planet in the solar system, and about 200 dwarf planet are found in the Kuiper Belt.
The planet Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and some people don't classify this planet as a planet at all anymore. Pluto is the second largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Pluto is primarily made of rock and ice and relatively small. It has two small moons Nix and Hydra which was discovered in 2005. Pluto should be classified as a planet because it orbit the Sun just like the eight other planets.
To many Americans the search for aliens is a joke and to some Americans it is taken very seriously. Their are stories told about aliens in many stories. Usually when aliens are in movies or stories they are portrayed as they live in space which is the solar system, and they have come from spaceships. To me I don't think Aliens are real I think it is a joke but to me people they truly believe that aliens are real and the truth will be told one day.