The 2015 Mission to the Solar System

Throughout 2015, Planet Pailly is embarking on a grand voyage of the Solar System. We’ll be visiting the Sun…

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… and Saturn…

… as well as Earth and the Moon…

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… and all the other planets.

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We’ll drop by Pluto too, I guess.

Even if you think you know outer space well, you might find that our Solar System—our own neighborhood—is more mysterious and wonderful than you’d ever guessed.

Here’s our mission itinerary:

January, 2015: The Sun
February, 2015: Mercury
March, 2015: Venus
April, 2015: Earth
May, 2015: The Moon
June, 2015: Mars
July, 2015: The Asteroid Belt
August, 2015: Jupiter
September, 2015: Saturn
October, 2015: Uranus
November, 2015: Neptune
December, 2015: Pluto/The Kuiper Belt

So I hope you’ll join me for Planet Pailly’s special 2015 Mission so we can all learn more about the Solar System together!

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