Planets in the Solar System

The planets in the solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune, and possibly Planet Nine, in that order, starting from the planet closest to the sun and

moving outward.

Extending from the sun, the solar system passes via the asteroid belt, the four inner planets, the

gas giants, the disk-shaped Kuiper Belt, and on to the teardrop-shaped heliopause.

According to scientific estimates, the solar system's edge is located approximately 9 billion miles

(15 billion kilometers) from the sun. The massive, spherical Oort Cloud, which is believed to

encircle the solar system, is located beyond the heliopause.

The term "terrestrial planets" is frequently applied to the inner four planets—Mars, Earth, Venus,

and Mercury—that are closest to the sun due to their stony surfaces. Despite having a frozen but

stony surface, Pluto has never been included in the group of the four terrestrial planets.

Because of their immense size in comparison to the terrestrial planets, the four massive outer

worlds—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are frequently referred to as the Jovian or

"Jupiter-like" planets. Additionally, astronomers believe that some or all of them may have solid

cores, despite the fact that they are primarily composed of gasses like hydrogen, helium, and

ammonia rather than rocky surfaces.