Ask any top Blasters aboard the Math Blaster Space Station and they will know a thing or two about Monty and his super smart computer like brain. Helping Max welcome each cadet as they begin their Math Blaster adventures, Monty’s always ready with a few fun facts to teach his new B.F.F.s.
Did you know that the only planet that rotates on its side like a barrel in Uranus? And, the only planet that spins backwards relative to the others is Venus! Monty just told that to a group of Blaster hanging out by the Monster Mutt Rescue Dome the other day. But that’s not all he knows about our solar system either. Here are a few of Monty’s fun facts about the planets and stars -
- Officially, there are 8 planets that rotate around the sun
- There is an asteroid belt which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun
- Despite popular belief, Saturn is not the only planet with rings. Uranus, Jupiter, and Neptune also have rings that are not always easily visible.
- Although some think of Pluto as the 9th planet in the Solar System, it is now seen as one of 5 “dwarf planets”
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