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 The Sun is the star at the heart
of our solar system. Its gravity
holds the solar system together,
SUN keeping everything — from the
biggest planets to the smallest
bits of debris — in its orbit.

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 Mercury refers to both a chemical
element and the planet nearest the
sun in our solar system. As a chemical
element, it's a heavy, silvery-white
Mercury liquid metal, known for its toxicity. As a
planet, Mercury is the smallest and
fastest planet in the solar system,
orbiting the sun every 88 Earth days.

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 Venus is the second planet from the Sun,
our closest planetary neighbor, and the
hottest planet in our solar system. It's
also the brightest object in the night sky
Venus after the Moon and is often referred to as
the "morning star" or "evening star"
because of its position relative to the Sun
according to NASA Science.

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 Earth is the third planet from the Sun
and the only known planet to harbor
life, supporting diverse ecosystems
and life forms. It's a rocky, terrestrial
Earth planet with a solid, active surface
featuring mountains, valleys, and
plains, and it's also known as an
"ocean planet" due to the large
amount of water covering 70% of its
surface.

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 Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun
and is known as the "Red Planet" due to
its reddish appearance. It's a rocky,
desert-like planet with a thin carbon
Mars dioxide atmosphere. Mars is roughly half
the size of Earth and has a surface with
layers similar to Earth's, including a
crust, mantle, and a core. It has two
moons, Phobos and Deimos, and is one
of the most explored bodies in our solar
system.

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 Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar
system and the fifth planet from the
Sun. It's a gas giant, meaning it has no
solid surface and is primarily composed
Jupiter of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter is known
for its distinctive striped appearance, the
Great Red Spot (a massive storm), and
its large system of moons.

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 Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun
and the second-largest in our solar
system. It's a gas giant, primarily
composed of hydrogen and helium, and
Saturn is famous for its beautiful and intricate
ring system. Saturn also has a vast
number of moons, including the
intriguing moon Titan.

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 Uranus is the seventh planet from the
Sun and is a unique ice giant known for
its distinctive blue-green color and tilted
axis. It's the third largest planet in our
Uranus solar system, and is often referred to as
the "sideways planet" due to its
extreme axial tilt.

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 Neptune is the eighth and farthest
known planet from the Sun in our
solar system, and is also considered
an ice giant. It's a blue-colored gas
giant, meaning it's primarily made of
Neptun gases like hydrogen and helium, but
also contains methane which gives it
e its distinct blue hue. Neptune is the
smallest of the four giant planets (also
known as Jovian planets), but it's the
densest.

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Asteroids, Comets &
Meteoroids
 Asteroids
An asteroid is a small, rocky or
metallic object that orbits the Sun,
primarily in the asteroid belt between
Mars and Jupiter. They are considered
"minor planets" because they are
larger than meteoroids but smaller
than planets.
 Asteroids
Composition: Primarily rocky and metallic.
Size: Range from very small (less than 10
meters) to large (hundreds of kilometers).
Location: Primarily found in the
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Orbits: Have more rounded orbits than
comet
 Comets
Comets are icy, dusty, and rocky bodies that orbit the sun in highly
elliptical paths, often with tails that stretch for millions of miles.
 Comets
Composition: Made of ice, dust, and frozen
gases.
Size: Nuclear range from a few hundred meters to tens of
kilometers.
Location: Form in the outer regions of the solar system (Kuiper Belt
and Oort Cloud).
Orbits: Have highly elliptical orbits, often with very long periods
(75 years to millions of years).

Features: When close to the Sun, they form a glowing head (coma) and
tail.
 Meteoroids
A meteoroid is a small, solid object that orbits the sun, ranging in size
from dust grains to small asteroids. They are essentially space rocks
that haven't yet entered Earth's atmosphere. When a meteoroid enters
the atmosphere, it becomes a meteor, and if it survives and lands on
Earth, it's called a meteorite.
Meteoroids
Composition: Fragments of asteroids or comets.
Size: Typically pebble-sized, but can vary from dust grains to
objects a meter wide.
Location: Found throughout the solar system, including the Kuiper
Belt and Oort Cloud.
When they enter Earth's atmosphere: They become meteors,
burning up and creating streaks of light (shooting stars).
When they reach Earth's surface: They are called meteorites
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