Multiple choice

Which of the following is the brightest planet in the solar system?

  1. Jupiter

  2. Mercury

  3. Uranus

  4. Venus
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Explanation

Venus is the brightest planet in Earth's night sky due to its proximity to Earth and highly reflective cloud cover. While Jupiter is physically larger, it's much farther away. Mercury is close but small and not very reflective. Uranus is distant and faint. Venus can reach magnitude -4.6, making it the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon.

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