Introduction:
One day while you are outside playing, the sky turns purple and the earth begins to shake.  When you open your eyes there is a purple creature in front of you...with only one eye! He introduces himself as Mortin. Even though you are scared he explains that he is lost and he needs your help.  He comes in a flying saucer but needs your expertise on the solar system so he can find his way home.  He only has clues to what his planet looks like, so you need to work hard as a Space Investigator!

Challenge:
These are the clues you recieved from Mortin: 1) His home is one of the outerplanets 2) It is known for its great red spot 3) One of the moons is named Europa 4) It's the fourth brightest object in the nightsky.  With these clues it is your job to explore the internet and find out where Mortin is from so you can send him home!

http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/intro.html    

http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/datamax.html

http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/space/spacemain.html

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html

Key Words~ Astronomy, Solar System, Planets