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solar system, Astronomy, General
Related Category: Astronomy, General
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solar system, the sun and the surrounding planets, natural satellites, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that are bound by its gravity. The sun is by far the most massive part of the solar system, containing almost 99.9% of the system's total mass. The principal members of the sun's retinue are the nine major planets; other parts of the solar system are discussed in separate articles: see comet, asteroid, and meteor.
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• asteroid
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• ecliptic
• gravitation
• Jupiter, in astronomy
• Gerard Peter Kuiper
• Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de
• Mars, in astronomy
• Mercury, in astronomy
• meteor
• moon
• Neptune, in astronomy
• perturbation
• physics
• planet
• Major Planets of the Solar System (table)
• planetary system
• Pluto, in astronomy
• retrograde motion
• satellite, natural
• Saturn, in astronomy
• space probe
• sun, in astronomy
• universe
• Uranus, in astronomy
• Venus, in astronomy
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