foreign are you ready for an adventure join us on a journey through the solar system as
we explore the Seven Wonders that lie hidden in the depths of space from the massive mare
orientale on the moon to the Towering volcanoes of IO and the Frozen tiger
stripes of Enceladus there is a world of Discovery waiting for us out there
come along and see the wonders of the solar system like you've never seen them before
number seven the mare orientale although this feature is slightly hidden when we try to view it
from the earth the mate orientale is a massive 560 mile wide crater that sits on the side of the moon
the Mary orientale was the result of a huge impact which created this lunar Bullseye created early
on in the moon's life around 3.8 billion years ago this scar on the lunar surface is comprised
of two giant rings of mountains surrounding the blackened scar of an ancient lava flow called the
dark money to put it into perspective just how enormous this crater actually is let's compare
it to another famous asteroid impact on our own Planet when the dinosaurs went extinct scientists
often point to an asteroid impact leading to a climate disaster as the Catalyst for this mass
extinction the crater that was left behind by this asteroid is a measly 150 kilometers or 93 miles
in diameter just one-sixth of the size of mariori intelli what may have been a cosmic blessing this
crater faces slightly off from Earth otherwise when we looked at the moon in the dark we would
see something that looks like a bloodshot eye staring back at us number six the valus marineris
have you ever seen or visited the Grand Canyon in the Southwest United States this Earthly wonder is
a mighty Chasm that stretches on for nearly 230 miles making it one of the largest Canyons found
on Earth but this geological feature is utterly dwarfed by a truly gigantic Rift that sits on
the surface of Mars the Valles marineris this massive Rift Valley stretches approximately 2500
miles long around the red planet's equator nearly an entire quarter of the planet's circumference
formed nearly three and a half billion years ago scientists theorized that this breathtaking Canyon
was formed by violent tectonic activity along with explosive volcanic activity occurring on
the surface of the red planet at that time since its first formation the vallis marineris has
continued to grow and widen thanks to the erosive nature of the quick Martian winds astronomers are
eager to send the next probe to explore what this massive geological feature is hiding
number five the volcanoes of IO did you know that volcanoes are not unique to Earth when NASA
sent their Voyager 1 spacecraft out on its Journey Through the solar system it made a pass by Jupiter
and several of its moons the sensors aboard then detected the very first volcano found in space
on the moon of IO first discovered by Galileo in 1610. IO is by far the most colorful and dramatic
of Jupiter's moons the red orange and yellow Hues that cover the surface of this moon are present
thanks to elements like sulfur that spew material more than 100 kilometers up above the surface
estimates put the number of volcanoes on iO around 400 and there are currently more than 150 active
volcanoes scattered across io's surface thanks to the tidal forces generated during its orbit
friction within the planet's core generates enough heat to keep its volcanoes active and keep its
surface changing while other moons of similar size would have died out geologically a long time ago
number four tiger stripes of Enceladus our solar system is home to more than 200 moons
spread across all the planet's orbits among these moons are some of the most beautiful and peculiar
geological features ever discovered among the 83 known moons of Saturn the one named Enceladus
has an extremely unique icy structure across the region of its Southern Pole what looks like a huge
blue wound caused by the swipe of a massive Cosmic Tiger Claw is really a series of giant fractures
across the icy crust of the Moon flanked by tall Ridges of ice on either side the Cassini probe
visited Enceladus back in 2015 and snapped some Unforgettable pictures of this region when viewed
through several of the filters available on the Cassini probe the gaseous take on almost an eerie
glow which is enhanced by the fact that Mists of icy crystals are hissing out of these fractures
far beneath these Fishers lies a massive ocean of liquid water that covers a large portion of
the planet's surface and where there is water there may be life Enceladus is one of the top
Targets in the sites of astronomers hunting for life out in space number three the Kraken Mari
another Moon that Cassini was sent to study was Saturn's largest moon named Titan
Titan is another one of the top spots within the solar system that astronomers believe hold a good
chance of harboring some form of life around Titan's North Pole there lies the largest body
of liquid on its surface covering more than 150 000 square miles making it possibly larger than
the Caspian Sea the largest lake on Earth which makes Kraken Mari the largest lake in the entire
solar system but this giant Lake isn't filled with water it's actually a sea of hydrocarbons
like liquid methane making the few islands that dot the lake a rather unpleasant spot for vacation
astronomers have continued to submit proposals to explore the deaths of this Cosmic Lake which
is thought to be more than 300 meters deep but as of now no future missions are planned
to visit Titan and search through Kraken Mari number two the icy Plains of Pluto
if you were born in the last two decades you may not remember a time when Pluto was considered a
planet when Pluto was first discovered in 1930 it spent over 70 years on the icy ninth planet
before being stripped of that title and declared a dwarf this icy dwarf sits 5.9 billion kilometers
or 3.7 billion miles away from the sun to too far away to absorb much of the warmth given off
Pluto sits within the Kuiper belt along with many other icy objects in 2015 NASA's new horizon probe
made a close pass by Pluto and sent back some incredible images of the dwarf planet surface
the surface is covered with an icy plane spotted with towering mountains and icy volcanoes
although it no longer has its previous pedestal Pluto still holds on to the
Intrigue of many astronomers who want to know what Mysteries are hiding beneath its frozen crust
number one the secrets still waiting out there all of these features within the solar system
are incredible but they may not even compare to what else is waiting out there may be a comment
hundreds of times brighter than any we've seen a common whose tale would Light Up the
Sky with brilliant colors there may also be life hiding somewhere in our solar system off of Earth
evidence that could possibly point to life has already been found on Mars and several moons
orbiting the outer planets there might be features on the planets that we have yet to see what is
hiding beneath the outer layers of the gas Giant's atmosphere could Jupiter or Saturn themselves hold
secrets and Mysteries that will blow what we think about our Stellar neighborhood out of the water
thanks for watching we hope you enjoyed this tour of the seven wonders of the solar system we hope
you've been inspired to continue exploring the vastness of space and the incredible sights that
await us leave us a comment down below and let us know what your favorite part of our
solar system is and where you think astronomers should explore next see you next time on Matter