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10 Terrifying Planets You Don't Want To Visit

Its mystery has always captivated us and the inevitable discoveries to come will add to the many cosmological insights we already have. But let this list serve as a warning for any weary inter-solar travelers. The universe can be a very frightening place. I hope no one should ever find themselves stuck in one of these ten worlds. Our planet maintains a high ratio of oxygen to carbon.

On Neptune, one can find constant jet stream winds that whip around the planet at terrifying speeds. Nick-named Bellerophon, in honor of the Greek hero who tamed the winged horse Pegasus, this gas giant is over 150 times as massive as earth and made mostly of hydrogen and helium. The densest and most massive exoplanet to date is a world known as COROT-exo-3b.

On Mars a dust storm can develop in a matter of hours and envelope the entire planet within a few days. Simply put, this planet is the hottest planet ever discovered. [Entry redacted. Visualizing The Size And Scale Of Our World. Seeing Photosynthesis from Space. La 'respiración' del planeta en un par de imágenes. Fuente: NPR (Pincha para ver en grande) El diseñador John Nelson tomó las imágenes de la NASA y las ha resumido en este impresionante gif que publican en NPR.

La 'respiración' del planeta en un par de imágenes

En él vemos el ciclo anual de vegetación y deshielo, una especie de latido del planeta que muestra los cambios que se producen en el casquete polar ártico cada año. Este latido no siempre ha sido igual, pero desde que tenemos capacidad para observarlo, los científicos se han dado cuenta de que durante el período de contracción veraniego, la parte blanca, es cada vez menor, hasta el punto de que se teme que desaparezca por completo. Más info en: This Pulsing Earth (NPR). Para saber más: Diez cosas que ya han cambiado para siempre en el Ártico. Distant Oasis. Welcome to the Anthropocene. If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel - A tediously accurate map of the solar system. Mercury Venus Earth You Are Here Moon Mars Jupiter Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Saturn Titan Uranus Neptune Pluto(we still love you) That was about 10 million km (6,213,710 mi) just now.

Pretty empty out here. Here comes our first planet... Climate Change: The State of the Science - Globaïa. Magnificent Eruption in Full HD. Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun. Evolution of the Moon.