The solar system is made up of the sun and everything that orbits around it, which are planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. It extends from the sun, called Sol by the ancient Romans.
PLANETS:
- Mercury – The planet with the second highest temperature in the Solar System and the closest planet to the Sun.
- Venus – The warmest planet, and the closest planet to the Earth
- Earth – The only planet in the solar system that is known to have a life. It has one natural satellite, the Moon.
- Mars – Sometimes called the "red planet" and "the brother of Earth".
- Jupiter – The largest planet in the Solar System.
- Saturn – Sixth planet from the Sun. It has giant rings around it.
- Uranus - Seventh planet from the Sun. It has 11 rings around it.
- Neptune – The farthest planet from the Sun.
Dwarf planets:
- Ceres is the largest asteroid (not mentioning plutinos) in the Solar System's main asteroid belt
- Pluto was considered a planet until August 24, 2006, when the International Astronomical Union(IAU) defined conditions for planets that Pluto did not meet.
- Haumea is shaped like an egg.
- Makemake crosses paths with Eris.
- Eris follows the most elliptical path of any planet.
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