If I could fly from Earth, through the solar system, into space in what order would I pass the planets?

Question

I,m writing a space story, but I don't know much about space & I can't seem to find the kind of info I need from the space type websites. Hence my question if I could fly from Earth out into space in what order would I pass the planets?

Answer 1

outward MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, i will count PLUTO,even though it is not counted as a planet anymore.

inward VENUS, MERCURY, THE SUN.

i hopes this helps.

And good luck on the book.

P.S. they very rarely line up in a strait line like that, you will have to zig zag as you travel to them.

Answer 2

Since they revolve around the sun in different orbital periods they are hardly ever lined up in a row so it's hard to say, however if they were it would be

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto(not a planet any more)

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/inde...

Answer 3

Surely you could just ask jeeves or something. But I guess if you were heading north so to speak, you'd hit Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune ( Pluto is no longer classed as a planet. Bad news for the inhabitants, the Plutonions.

Answer 4

It depends on which way you go, and it also depends on the time. For example, going past Earth doesn't necessarily mean you'll run into Mars, it could be on the opposite side of the sun. But here are the planets in order:

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. All 8 planets, Pluto is no longer a planet, but that would be after Neptune.

The sun stays in the center of our solar system and is not a planet, it is a star.

Answer 5

In case if you take a wrong turn, you may potentially visit Venus and Mercury but the journey will end on Sun.  

Bon Voyage.

Answer 6

It depends on

speed;direction;time of travel

the order of planets from sun is

...mercury venus earth mars ceres uranous neptune pluto eris

3 are dwarf planets; you dont hear much about ceres ; but it is thought to have many useful elements and tons of water;as well as life

Answer 7

The answer is more complicated then you might expect, because all the planets orbit the Sun at different speeds.

The solar system goes:

The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Kuiper belt (this is another asteroid belt that contains Pluto and other objects).

So the answer depends on what direction you're going and how the planets are lined up at the time. In short, you can choose what order you would meet them, so long as the order is logical.

For example, you could leave Earth, travel past Venus, then the Sun, then Jupiter and finally Uranus.

Or you could go Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Or many many other combinations.

However, logically you wouldn't be able to go Mars, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, as that would involve travelling away from the Sun (to Mars and Saturn), then towards the Sun (to go to Venus) and then away from it again.

Just remember that the Sun is in the middle, so make sure that you either travel past the Sun and then away from it, or simply away from it from the start.

Answer 8

if you lived in Iowa, would you pass Texas on your way to New York?

No, because, its not "on the way".

Just because a planet is farther from the Sun, doesn't mean you will pass it "on the way" out.

take a look at this website, it shows the planets the way they are NOW.  Plan your trip accordingly.