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Fill in the blank:
The planet, which has no satellite, is _______.
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Neptune
D. Jupiter

Answer
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Hint: There are a total of 8 planets in our solar system and all revolve around the sun. some of them have satellites and some of them don’t have any. Saturn is only the planet that has a ring. Venus is the brightest planet. Neptune is the coldest planet.

Complete step-by-step solution:
There are a total of 8 planets in our solar system and all revolve around the sun.
Mercury – it is the smallest planet with the fastest revolution time. It has no satellite and no atmosphere.
Venus – it is the hottest planet and known as the Earth’s twin. It is the brightest planet.
Earth – it is the blue planet and has one satellite, that is, the moon.
Mars – it is the red planet and has 2 planets, namely, Phobos and Deimos.
Jupiter – it is the biggest planet with the fastest rotation. It has 63 satellites and the biggest among them is named Ganymede.
Saturn – the second largest planet and the only planet with a ring. The ring is made up of dust particles. It has a total of 62 satellites and the biggest among them is named as Titan.
Uranus – it has plenty of methane gas. It has 5 major moons, they are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. The known satellites are 27 and the biggest among them is named as Titania.
Neptune – it is the coldest planet and has 14 satellites and the biggest among them is named as Triton.
\[\therefore \] The planets Mercury and Venus don’t have any satellites.

Note: The other names of planets are: Neptune – Roman God of Sea, Uranus – Ancient Greek God. Saturn – Roman God of Agriculture, Jupiter – Roman King of God, Mars – Roman God of War, Earth – Blue Planet, Venus – Roman Goddess of Beauty and Mercury – Roman God of Commerce.

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