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    The solar system has one star, eight planets, five dwarf planets, at least 290 moons, more

    than 1.3 million


    asteroids, and about 3,900 comets. It is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy called the
    Orion Arm, or Orion Spur. Our solar system orbits the center of the galaxy at about 515,000 mph (828,000
    kph). It takes about 230 million years to complete one orbit around the galactic center.

    We call it the solar system because it is made up of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity –
    the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets Pluto, Ceres,
    Makemake, Haumea, and Eris – along with hundreds of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and
    meteoroids.
    THE SUN
    The Sun is the star at the heart of
    our solar system. Its gravity holds the
    solar system together, keeping
    everything – from the biggest planets to
    the smallest bits of debris – in its orbit.
    MERCURY
    Mercury is the smallest planet in
    the solar system, and it is also the
    planet closest to the Sun, making it
    the most difficult of the planets to see
    with the unaided eye. Because its
    rising or setting is always within about
    two hours of the Sun's, Mercury is
    never observable when the sky is fully
    dark.
    VENUS
    Venus is the second planet from the
    Sun. Venus is a bit smaller than Earth.
    It's 7,521 miles (12,104 kilometers)
    across, and Earth is 7,926 miles
    (12,756 kilometers). On Venus, the Sun
    would rise in the west and set in the
    east, because Venus spins backward
    compared to Earth.
    EARTH
    Earth, third planet from the Sun and
    the fifth largest planet in the solar
    system in terms of size and mass. Its
    single most outstanding feature is that
    its near-surface environments are the
    only places in the universe known to
    harbour life. It is designated by the
    symbol ♁.
    MARS
    Mars is the fourth planet from the
    Sun at an average distance of about
    228 million km (142 million miles) or
    1.52 AU. One day on Mars takes a
    little over 24 hours. Mars makes a
    complete orbit around the Sun (a year
    in Martian time) in 687 Earth days.
    Mars is a rocky planet.
    JUPITER
    Jupiter is the fifth planet from the
    Sun and is, by far, the largest planet
    in the solar system – more than twice
    as massive as all the other planets
    combined. Jupiter's stripes and swirls
    are actually cold, windy clouds of
    ammonia and water, floating in an
    atmosphere of hydrogen and helium.
    SATURN
    Saturn is the sixth planet
    from the Sun and the second largest
    planet in our solar system. Adorned
    with a dazzling system of icy rings,
    Saturn is unique among the planets. It
    is not the only planet to have rings,
    but none are as spectacular or as
    complex as Saturn's.
    URANUS
    Uranus is the seventh planet
    from the Sun, and it's the third
    largest planet in our solar system –
    about four times wider than Earth.
    The diameter at its equator is
    31,763 miles (51,120 kilometers).
    Uranus is a very cold and windy
    planet.
    NEPTUNE
    Dark, cold and whipped by
    supersonic winds, giant Neptune is
    the eighth and most distant major
    planet orbiting our Sun. More than
    30 times as far from the Sun as
    Earth, Neptune is not visible to the
    naked eye. In 2011, Neptune
    completed its first 165-year orbit
    since its discovery.
    PLUTO
    Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long
    considered our solar system's ninth planet.
    But after the discovery of similar
    intriguing worlds deeper in the Kuiper
    Belt, tiny Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf
    planet in 2006 by the International
    Astronomical Union. Pluto is only about
    1,400 miles wide.

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