A Census of the Solar System

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A Census of the Solar System
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1 star and 8 major planets
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus
Neptune
(1) (2) (17) (18) (21) (8)
terrestrial
giant
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Planetary comparisons
The Gas Giants
Jupiter -- 1/1000 Msun , 300 Mearth
1/10 Rsun , 11 Rearth
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Terrestrial Objects
7 largest moons
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Other members
Dwarf Planets Pluto and the Trans-Neptunian or
Kuiper Belt Objects
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Highly elliptical orbit inclined 170 to ecliptic
Brings it inside Neptunes orbit, 1979 1999,
Pluto was closer than Neptune
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Asteroids, Meteors and Comets
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Formation of Solar System
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The Condensation Sequence of the elements,
minerals and molecules
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The Heavy Bombardment
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ExtraSolar System Planets
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Multiple systems