The Final Frontier or Solar Pioneers invokes some retro nostalgia by providing an upward-moving asteroid blasting experience in the vain of beloved retro titles like Galaga.

Play an intrepid space explorer progressing throughout our solar system!

Mars- Mars, named after the Roman god of war due to its reddish color, Is about half the size of Earth. This planet can range from -225 degrees to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The reddish color of the planet is due to rusting of the iron on the planet, and in earth days, it takes roughly 687 days to rotate the sun once.

Jupiter- Jupiter, named after the king of the ancient Roman gods due to its size, is 11 times wider than the earth and is the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a gas giant composed of mostly hydrogen and helium. This planet takes about 12 earth years to orbit the sun once.

Saturn- Saturn, named after the Roman god of agriculture and wealth, is a gaseous planet composed of hydrogen and helium that is about 9 times as wide as the earth. Saturn takes roughly 29 earth years to rotate the sun once.

Citations

In Depth | Mars – NASA Solar System Exploration

In Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration

In Depth | Saturn – NASA Solar System Exploration

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