Planets of the Solar System – Basic Principles
How it works
The Solar System includes the Sun, eight planets, and many other celestial bodies such as moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. The planets are divided into inner rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) and outer giant planets. Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are ice giants. Each planet has special characteristics such as size, composition, number of moons, and distance from the Sun. The order of the planets begins with Mercury, the one closest to the Sun, and ends with Neptune, the one farthest from the Sun. Pluto has been considered a dwarf planet since 2006.
The planets of the Solar System differ in their distance from the Sun, their size, their composition, and other characteristics. The order of the eight planets is fixed: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The four inner planets are rocky planets; the four outer planets are giant planets, including gas giants and ice giants.
An example
Which planet lies directly between Venus and Mars?
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