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Science The Solar System

The Solar System consists of the Sun and various celestial bodies, including eight planets that orbit in elliptical paths. The inner planets are rocky and dense, while the outer planets are gas or ice giants. Other components include moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets, with the system having formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a giant molecular cloud.

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Science The Solar System

The Solar System consists of the Sun and various celestial bodies, including eight planets that orbit in elliptical paths. The inner planets are rocky and dense, while the outer planets are gas or ice giants. Other components include moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets, with the system having formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a giant molecular cloud.

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Science Notes: The Solar System

The Solar System is a collection of celestial bodies held together by gravity, with the Sun at
its center. The Sun contains about 99.8% of the total mass of the system and provides the
light and heat that sustain life on Earth.

The eight planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths:


- Inner Planets (Terrestrial): Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. These are small, rocky, and
dense.
- Outer Planets (Gas/Ice Giants): Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are large,
mostly made of gas, and have many moons.

Other important components:


- Moons: Natural satellites like Earth’s Moon or Jupiter’s Ganymede.
- Asteroids: Rocky objects, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- Comets: Icy bodies that release gas and dust when close to the Sun, creating a glowing tail.
- Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake.

The Solar System formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a giant molecular cloud. Gravity
pulled most material to form the Sun, while the rest coalesced into planets and smaller
bodies.

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