Guide to the Solar System
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Sun The only star in the vicinity of Earth, the Sun is the largest body in the solar system. |
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Mercury The closest planet to the Sun. |
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Venus Earth's twin? This planet is a cauldron of fiery gases! |
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Earth Our home, the pale blue dot ... |
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The Moon Earth's only natural satellite, learn more about it. |
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Mars The subject of so many exploration missions. |
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Asteroid Belt Delineating the boundary between the inner and outer planets. |
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Jupiter Jupiter's massive size ensures that it's gravity acts almost like a hoover for smaller planetary bodies in the solar system. |
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Saturn This majestic ringed planet and its moons has always been the subject of human interest. |
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Uranus Uranus' unusual tilt is its most interesting feature. |
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Neptune In the outer reaches of the solar system this gas giant with its great dark spot can be found. |
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Pluto The second largest dwarf planet, Pluto is tiny and is kept company so far out by its moon Charon. |
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Eris Recently discovered, Eris is a dwarf planet at the very edge of the solar system. |