Virtual-Tripping starts from the beginning, welcome to Planet Earth.

Mark — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:45:04 +0000

This is a post about planet earth which is the third planet from the Sun. Earth happens to be the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, plus it is also the largest of the non-gas planets in the Solar System and that is in terms of diameter, mass and density. Planet earth is also known as the World, the Blue Planet,and Terra, the Latin, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian and Catalan name for the planet Earth.
This is how they line up in the solar system , you have the Sun, followed by Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and finally Haumea is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper beltaswell as Makemake and Eris. There happens to be other dwarf planets ie Moons, Martian, Jovian, Saturnian, Uranian, Neptunian, Plutonian, Haumean and finally Eridian. You will also find within the solar system many small bodies like asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids.

Now this planet is home to millions of different species like humans, animal, plants and others and earth seems to be at the moment still the only planet where you can find life. The planet that was formed 4.54 billion years ago and life arrived on the surface within a billion years and ever since then, due to changes within the planet life has managed to succeed and grow. But planet earth does still need the sun and many other biological things to keep it running.
Finally dont forget that the world rotates 366.26 times about it’s axis, but due to the lenght of time for the earth to go around it is known as a sidereal year which becomes equal to 365.26 solar days. The earth’s only natural satellite is the moon, it has been around for 4.53 billion years and it helps to maintain the ocean tides, stabilizes the axial tilt and gradually slows the planet’s rotation.

This is a satellite image picture taken from Google Earth of Planet Earth.

This is a satellite image picture showing planet earth and the north pole on Google Earth.

This is a satellite image picture of planet earth showing the south pole and antartica on Google Earth.
Last but no means least the continents of the world are Africa, Antaratica, Asia, Australasia and Oceania, Europe and North America, Central America and South America. This is my post on the worlds most longest living planet with human life on EARTH. WHAT A FANTASTIC AND CREATIVE PLANET WE LIVE ON.

Phoenix Mars Lander Set for Touch Down

Nick — Fri, 23 May 2008 17:18:43 +0000

May 25th, 2008, marks the arrival of the Phoenix Mars Lander on the icy northern plains of Vastitas Borealis. Phoenix has been flying through space at almost 13,000 mph since August 4th, 2007, and is on a mission to uncover the secrets that lie beneath Mars’ frozen surface. Of course, this probe’s destination requires us to leave the comfortable surroundings of Google Earth, and take our own trip into Outer Space with Google Sky.

Phoenix has two missions. First, it hopes to enable scientists to study the geological history of Martian water. This is supposed to provide us with magical solutions to global warming and climate change. The second mission is to search for a habitable zone, that is, somewhere with conditions suitable for life.

For $325 million, you would expect some fairly significant results from this little trip to Mars. While neither are likely, the potential for finding a cure for global warming and even proof of extraterrestrial life makes this mission one to watch. Incidentally, you can watch it on SPACE.com’s NASA TV feed!

Find out more about the Phoenix Mars Lander:

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Virtual-Tripping starts from the beginning, welcome to Planet Earth.

Phoenix Mars Lander Set for Touch Down