What Causes the Seasons? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Earth's tilted axis causes the seasons Throughout the year, different parts of Earth receive the Sun's most direct rays So, when the North Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere And when the South Pole tilts toward the Sun, it's winter in the Northern Hemisphere
What Causes the Seasons? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids ¡La inclinación de la Tierra! Mucha gente cree que la Tierra se encuentra más cerca del Sol en verano y, por ese motivo, hace más calor También creen que se encuentra más lejos del Sol durante el invierno
What Is the Weather Like on Other Planets? - NASA Space Place The most familiar weather in the solar system is actually on Saturn's largest moon, Titan Scientists believe that Titan experiences seasons, has clouds that rain and has an atmosphere made largely of nitrogen, just like ours Unfortunately, rather than a water cycle, Titan cycles a chemical called methane
Europa: Jupiters Ocean World - NASA Space Place We know that on Earth there are few craters because the surface is constantly recycling Could that be what is happening on Europa? Warmer water might be rising and refreezing on the surface
All About Neptune | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Structure and Surface Neptune is encircled by six rings Neptune, like Uranus, is an ice giant It’s similar to a gas giant It is made of a thick soup of water, ammonia, and methane flowing over a solid core about the size of Earth
All About Mercury | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids A day on Mercury is not like a day here on Earth For us, the Sun rises and sets each and every day Because Mercury has a slow spin and short year, it takes a long time for the Sun to rise and set there Mercury only has one sunrise every 180 Earth days! Isn't that wild?
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