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WHAT IS MEANT BY SOLAR SYSTEM? ​

Answer 1

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, the dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.

Known planets: 8 (Mercury; Venus; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune)

Known dwarf planets: 2 universally accepted: (Pluto; Eris); 1 more likely to be: (Ceres); ...

System mass: 1.0014 Solar masses

Stars: 1 (Sun)

Answer 2

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The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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