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The Solar System
Journey to Outer Space
Overview
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The Solar System includes:
The sun
The eight official planets
At least three draft planets
More than 130 satellites of the
planets
A large number of small bodies
The interplanetary medium.
Picture of the Solar System
The Sun
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The sun is the
nearest star to our
planet Earth.
It is the largest
object in our solar
system.
The sun is the
source of most of
the heat and light
that fuels life on
earth.
Inner Solar System
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Inner or terrestrial planets are
those planets that are inside the
asteroid belt.
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Outer Solar System
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Outer planets are those outside the
asteroid belt:
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Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet)
Dwarf Planets
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Pluto
Ceres
Eris
Superior Planets
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Planets inside the orbit of the earth
are called superior planets:
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Inferior Planets
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These are the planets inside the
orbit of the earth:
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Mercury
Venus