1. The Solar System Journey to Outer Space

2. 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.

3. Picture of the Solar System

4. 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.

5. Inner Solar System  Inner or terrestrial planets are those planets that are inside the asteroid belt. Mercury Venus Earth Mars

6. Outer Solar System  Outer planets are those outside the asteroid belt: Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet)

7. Dwarf Planets  Pluto  Ceres  Eris

8. Superior Planets  Planets inside the orbit of the earth are called superior planets: Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

9. Inferior Planets  These are the planets inside the orbit of the earth: Mercury Venus