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What is the Solar System ?
The Solar System is composed of the Sun and all bodies that travel around the Sun, including the planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids and comets. The Sun is the center of the Solar System.
Our solar system has an elliptical shape and is part of a galaxy known as the Milky Way.
The nine planets in our Solar System are Mercury, which is closest to the Sun followed by Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Pluto is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the largest planet.
The Sun and Planets in Our Solar System: 
Click below to learn about the Sun and Planets in our Solar System:
Related Links 
Solar System Simulator - A great Site from Nasa
Stanford Solar Center
- Providing Solar Online Activity Resources for the joy of solar science exploration
Solar Eclipses
Solar System Live -
You can view the entire Solar System , or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars).
Astronomy 161
The Solar System
Virtual Solar System - Discover the wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a flyby tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit, observe planets and extraterrestrial weather patterns up close, and more.
Build a Solar System - Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."
Solar System Trading Cards -
Learn about the objects that make up the Solar System by collecting
Solar System Trading Cards .
HubbleSite - News about our Solar System
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