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The Solar System

 The Solar System

    The solar system is where planet Earth lies with other planets and objects. The solar system consists of the Sun, planets such as Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, dwarf planets like Pluto, the Asteroid and Kuiper belt, the moons/satellites like our moon, and comets. The Sun is, of course, the most prominent object in the solar system. It controls everything around it because of its gravitational pull and significant mass. Our solar system has eight planets which are split into two different groups. The inner planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars- are solid bodies of rock and metal, while the outer planets- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune- are gas giants made mostly of helium and hydrogen. There are five known dwarf planets in our solar system. There may be more; we don't know. Dwarf planets aren't classified as planets because of their low mass, volume, and weak gravity. The Asteroid belt is a group of debris between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, while the Kuiper belt is beyond Neptune; the objects beyond Neptune are known as trans-Neptunian objects. Natural satellites or moons are small bodies surrounding planets. The planets that include moons are between Earth and Neptune (including those two). Comets are icy rocks that travel throughout the solar system, leaving bright trails behind them if they get close enough to the Sun.




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