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Originally posted by David A:
A quick rundown of the solar system, as seen on Futurama:The Sun: The closest we come to visiting the sun is in "The Farnsworth Parabox", when Hermes almost throws a box containing Universe 1 into the sun. Also, job deserters are fired out of a cannon into the sun, and a television program called The Real World: The Sun is filmed there.
Mercury: Fry and Amy visit Mercury in "Put Your Head on My Shoulders". It has one gas station. Mercury has a breathable atmosphere in the 31st century, but it is still very hot.
Venus: Venus is never actually visited during the series, but Fry and Leela dance in a Venusian garden in her dream in "The Sting".
The Earth: Earth is seen in almost every episode. Enough said.
The Moon: The PE crew goes to the moon in "The Series Has Landed". Aside from the amusement park, the moon remains much the same as it is today.
Mars: The PE crew visits Mars in "Mars University" and "Where the Buggalo Roam". Mars has been terraformed, and is home to Mars University, where Amy is a student and Professor Farnsworth teaches. Amy's parents own the Western Hemisphere of Mars, where they have a buggalo ranch. Mars was once inhabited by a race of native Martians, but they have since left in search of a new planet.
Jupiter: Jupiter itself is never visited during the series, but in "Put Your Head on My Shoulders" Fry, Amy, and Zoidberg visit Jupiter's moon Europa.
Saturn: Saturn is also never visited during the series, but Fry and Leela dance along its rings in the holophoner sequence in "Parasites Lost".
Uranus: Although Uranus is never seen during the series, in "A Big Ball of Garbage" we learn that its name has been changed to Urectum.
Neptune: The PE crew visits Neptune in "A Tale of Two Santas". Santa's ice fortress is located at the North Pole of Neptune, where he opresses the local Neptunian people. Like Mercury and Mars, Neptune has a breathable atmosphere. Neptunians are also seen throughout the series, most notably Elzar and Heather.
Pluto: The PE crew goes to Pluto in "The Birdbot of Ice-catraz". Pluto is home to a penguin preserve. Pluto has a breathable atmosphere, and a climate similar to that of Antarctica.
Haley's Comet: The PE crew goes to Haley's Comet in "Crimes of the Hot" to get ice, but the comet is out of ice.
Great list. Could come in handy for future reference.