GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOLAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
A
Jupiter
B
Mercury
C
Venus
D
Neptune
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Neptune is the eighth planet in our Solar System. Neptune’s distance from the Sun is around 2.8 billion miles, making it the planet farthest from the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most distant planet in the Solar System is Neptune, which orbits the Sun at an average distance of 4.498 billion km (2.794 billion miles). Neptune was discovered by the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle on 23 September 1846.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order of distance from the sun they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto, which until recently was considered to be the farthest planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet. Additional dwarf planets have been discovered farther from the Sun than Pluto.

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