The Solar System Journey to Outer Space
Overview The Solar System includes: The sun The eight official planets At least three draft planets More than 130 satellites of the planets A large number of small bodies The interplanetary medium.
Picture of the Solar System
The Sun The sun is the nearest star to our planet Earth. It is the largest object in our solar system. The sun is the source of most of the heat and light that fuels life on earth.
Inner Solar System Inner or terrestrial planets are those planets that are inside the asteroid belt. Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Outer Solar System Outer planets are those outside the asteroid belt: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet)
Dwarf Planets Pluto Ceres Eris
Superior Planets Planets inside the orbit of the earth are called superior planets: Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
Inferior Planets These are the planets inside the orbit of the earth: Mercury Venus