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Solar System
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The Solar System Planets

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• The Solar System as a Whole
  • Solar System Facts — the details
  • Chart on the Solar System — scale diagram of the sun and the planetary orbits
• The Sun
• The Planet Mercury
• The Planet Venus
• The Planet Earth
• The Planet Mars
• The Planet Jupiter
• The Planet Saturn
• The Planet Uranus
• The Planet Neptune
• Pluto the Planet that Wasn't

Size comparison of the inner Solar System planets, the terrestrial planets with the Moon (left to right): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Luna and Mars.		The first four planets of the Solar system are called "terrestrials" because of their rough similarity to Earth. The Solar System Facts table gives more comparisons between the planets.

Size comparison of the outer Solar System planets, the gas giant planets with Earth (left to right): Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.		The last four planets of the Solar system are called "gas giants" because the bulk of each such planet is gaseous. The Solar System Facts table gives more comparisons between the planets.