Isikali sokuhamba

Qhubeka uskrola. Isithombe ngasinye esikubonayo se-solar system sicindezela le nto engenalutho.

I-Mercury ihamba phambili, lapho ukukhanya kwelanga kunamandla kakhulu kunaleyo yeplanethi.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 16.8 isigidi km kusukela i-Mercury.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 5 iminithi 5 sec ngaphambili.

Izwe lihamba phambili. Bona ukuthi ikhaya elincane livela kanjani.

i-Mars ihlala 58.8 isigidi km ngaphambili.

Umlayezo we-radiyo kusuka emhlabeni uthatha phakathi kwamaminithi angama-3 no-22 ukufinyelela kuMars, ngokuya ngokuthi amaplanethi amabili akhona kuphi.

Ungabeka 4,611 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku Iplanethi.

Uyi 14% yendlela kusuka ku i-Mars kuya ku i-Ceres.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 53.1 isigidi km kusukela i-Mars.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 17 iminithi 6 sec ngaphambili.

i-Ceres ihlala 79.6 isigidi km ngaphambili.

You are inside the asteroid belt. Did you hit anything? On average the asteroids are about a million kilometres apart.

Ungabeka 12,497 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Mars.

Uyi 17% yendlela kusuka ku i-Ceres kuya ku i-Jupiter.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 122 isigidi km kusukela i-Ceres.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 33 iminithi 8 sec ngaphambili.

i-Jupiter ihlala 122 isigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 23,846 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Ceres.

Uyi 10% yendlela kusuka ku i-Jupiter kuya ku i-Saturn.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 130 isigidi km kusukela i-Jupiter.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 54 iminithi 5 sec ngaphambili.

i-Saturn ihlala 389 isigidi km ngaphambili.

I-Voyager 1 yathatha cishe amasonto angama-20 ukundiza kusuka eJupiter iye kuSaturn.

Ungabeka 30,529 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Jupiter.

Uyi 70% yendlela kusuka ku i-Jupiter kuya ku i-Saturn.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 519 isigidi km kusukela i-Jupiter.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 1 hora 16 iminithi ngaphambili.

i-Uranus ihlala 1.31 isigidi sezigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 20,605 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Saturn.

Uyi 27% yendlela kusuka ku i-Saturn kuya ku i-Uranus.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 525 isigidi km kusukela i-Saturn.

I-Uranus ijikeleza kabili ngaphezu kwelanga njengeSaturn. Uma udlula kude, izoba mnyama kakhulu.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 2 hr 3 iminithi ngaphambili.

i-Uranus ihlala 525 isigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 82,418 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Saturn.

Uyi 82% yendlela kusuka ku i-Saturn kuya ku i-Uranus.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 1.31 isigidi sezigidi km kusukela i-Saturn.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 2 hr 48 iminithi ngaphambili.

i-Neptune ihlala 1.33 isigidi sezigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 34,840 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Uranus.

Uyi 36% yendlela kusuka ku i-Uranus kuya ku i-Neptune.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 740 isigidi km kusukela i-Uranus.

I-Voyager 2 idinga cishe iminyaka emithathu nengxenye ukudlula kule ndawo, kusuka ku-Uranus ngo-1986 kuya ku-Neptune ngo-1989.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 3 hr 37 iminithi ngaphambili.

i-Neptune ihlala 444 isigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 104,519 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Uranus.

Uyi 91% yendlela kusuka ku i-Uranus kuya ku i-Neptune.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 129 isigidi km kusukela i-Neptune.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 4 hr 24 iminithi ngaphambili.

I-Kuiper belt: iringi lezinto ezibandayo zezwekazi elikhula ngokushesha okukhulu, ngemuva kwePluto, iNew Horizons yafika eduze kwazo.

i-Pluto ihlala 906 isigidi km ngaphambili.

Ungabeka 50,798 Earths ngakwesobunxele nakwesokudla endaweni odlule kuyo kusukela ku i-Neptune.

Uyi 55% yendlela kusuka ku i-Neptune kuya ku i-Pluto.

Ngakhoni. Udlule 906 isigidi km kusukela i-Neptune.

New Horizons, one of the fastest spacecraft ever launched, took nine and a half years to reach Pluto. Sunlight gets to Pluto's average distance in about five and a half hours.

Ukukhanya kwelanga okudlula kuwe manje kushiye i-Sun 5 hr 15 iminithi ngaphambili.

i-Pluto ihlala 129 isigidi km ngaphambili.