GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOLAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The largest of ____ moons, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury.
A
Neptune’s
B
Pluto’s
C
Uranus’
D
Saturn’s
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Only Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent. Titan is bigger than Earth’s moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Voyager Views Titan It is, nonetheless, larger than the planet Mercury. The surface of Titan is obscured by a dense atmosphere of nitrogen and methane, which made the moon appear larger in telescopic observations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although Titan, at 5150 kilometers (3200 miles) across, is the second-largest moon in the solar system, planet Saturn is still much bigger, with a diameter almost 23 times larger than Titan’s.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saturn’s moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury – the giant moon Titan – to as small as a sports arena. The moons shape, contribute to, and also collect material from Saturn’s rings and magnetosphere.

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