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Bookmark or Share- What is a Planet? | Planets – NASA Solar System ExplorationEveryone knows that Earth, Mars and Jupiter are planets. But both Pluto and Ceres were once considered planets until new discoveries triggered scientific debate about how to best describe them—a vigorous debate that continues to this day. The most recent definition of a planet was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006.
- The Nine Planets of The Solar System | Eight Planets Without PlutoPlanets. Terrestrial Planets. Earth; Mercury; Venus; Mars; Gas Giants. Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Dwarf Planets. Ceres; Pluto; Haumea; Makemake; Eris; Solar System. The Sun; The Moon; Moon Phases; Objects. Asteroids; Asteroid Types. C-type Asteroids; M-type Asteroids; Near-Earth Asteroids; S-type Asteroids; Icarus (Asteroid) Kirkwood Gap ...
- Our Solar System | NASA Solar System ExplorationPublished: March 15, 2016. Our solar system is made up of a star—the Sun—eight planets, 146 moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Solar system planets, order and formation: A guide | SpaceThe order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the possible ...
- Solar System - WikipediaThe largest of such objects are the eight planets, in order from the Sun: four terrestrial planets, named Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars; and four giant planets, including two gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, and two ice giants, named Uranus and Neptune.
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