Scale Detective
Which celestial body has more? Compare size, moons, gravity, temperature, and more across our solar system.
How to play
- ›Two bodies appear — pick which has MORE of the property shown
- ›20 questions, 5 seconds each
- ›1 point per correct answer, max score 20
About Scale Detective
Which is bigger, Mars or Mercury? Which moon pulls harder — Titan or our own Moon? Human intuition is bad at this, since nothing in everyday life prepares you to compare objects that range from a small moon to a gas giant thousands of times its volume. This fast-paced quiz pits real planets, moons, and dwarf planets against each other on size and gravity, using actual NASA measurements for every comparison.
The surprises are the point — Jupiter's moon Ganymede is bigger than Mercury, and Saturn is less dense than water. Getting those wrong once tends to make them stick the second time.
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