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The Solar System

     
The solar system consists of the sun, eight planets (some of which have moons), the asteroids and planetoids.



A model showing the sun and planets to scale

   
The planets, in order from the Sun are:
     
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune

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