The Solar System

The Solar System consists of the Sun, the nine planets and their satellites; the comets, asteroids, meteoroids, and interplanetary dust and gas. It is composed of two systems, the inner solar system and the outer solar system. The inner solar system contains the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer solar system contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The inner planets are relatively small and made primarily of rock and iron. The asteroids …

…and gases to form as spectacular coma and tail. The planet is a very broad term to discuss because there are so many different parts that you can explore. The solar system is huge and just imagine what would happen if we found another solar system! The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. There is a big difference between the two different groups.