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Credit & Copyright: Mike Salway
(IceInSpace)
Explanation:
Can you spot the Solar System's four
rocky planets?
In the above
image taken on September 20,
all of them were visible in a single glance,
but some of them may be different than you think.
Pictured above, the brightest and highest object in the sky is the
planet Venus.
The object lowest in the sky is the
planet Mars,
while the object furthest to the left is the
planet Mercury.
The last remaining
point of light is . . . the bright
star Spica, which leaves the question --
where is the fourth rocky planet?
That would be
Earth, specifically part of
Australia,
visible across the entire bottom of the image.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: planets - Solar System
Publications with words: planets - Solar System
See also:
- APOD: 2025 September 14 Á Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
- APOD: 2025 March 31 Á Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun
- An Evening Sky Full of Planets
- Solar System Family Portrait
- APOD: 2023 March 26 Á Wanderers
- APOD: 2023 January 2 Á After Sunset Planet Parade
- Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins