How many of the remaining planets could fit between the Earth and the Moon?

Yowza! That's hard to believe but I know the answer is correct. I guessed all but Jupitor. The moon is further away than I thought!! LOL

Actually - these are all average distances and diameters - so the answer is "it depends". The closest the moon gets to earth is 363,100 Km, and the furthest away is 405,970 Km (with the average distance 384,400 Km per the answer) All of the planets bulge at their equators a little like a squashed tennis ball so the diameter is smaller pole to pole than at the equator. The sum of the polar diameters of all the remaining planets is 364,800 Km so all but Mercury would still fit a the closest point placed pole to pole. The sum of the equatorial diameters of the remaining planets is however 387,950 Km so at the closest point Earth to Moon , the planets placed equator to equator you'd have to leave out all the remaining inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) and shave off 1000 Km from Neptune to fit the gap.

They called Pluto a "dwarf planet." Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Pluto lose that distinction as well, and thus, reducing its name to a number?

Kevin Dale Streets, I believe due to many being taught at school that Pluto was a planet, they are now seriously considering reinstating as a planet.

I like astronomy questions, particularly the planets and constellations.

Either way .. they didn't say at the same time lol but it also depends on the tide gravity and location at which this could me sure. I said all but Jupiter cuz i did not think that Jupital could fit. Learn something new everyday

Kevin Dale Streets, that's why they said all remaining (not including Pluto. Is why they said all 7 not 8

Kevin Dale Streets, Google it. Google has the right answer.

They forgot about Pluto

Wow! I had no idea! Obviously or I would have got it right. I think my brain just exploded.

You forgot Pluto. Would that squeeze in too?

Logical to assume that all seven planets are in between.

gridirongreen, Superman cannot get an asylum these days.

Kevin Dale Streets, I don't know but I don't think so. Pluto is a dwarf planet or plutoid.

Amazing, yet the moon looks so close.

Oh crap! I keep forgetting that Pluto is no longer considered to be a regular planet. I almost said 'All 7'. Grrr...

There is enough space left to fit in the planet Krypton if it had not exploded and left Superman applying for asylum.

Moon is about 249,000 miles away from Earth, so technically all the planets in the Solar System could fit size wise between the Earth and the moon. But Earth's tides are affected by the pull of the moon's gravity on the earth. Just imagine what havoc 7 planets would wreak on Earth if they were closer than the moon. Even if technically speaking they could all fit between the Earth and the moon. Technically speaking, the entire population of Earth, the nearly 8 billion of us there are, could all fit in the state of Texas. So when the president says we're full, he's not correct. We're not full at all. We have room enough just in Texas for nearly 8 billion people. We're not even close to full.