Key Points: The Solar System

  • The sun lies in the center of our solar system, surrounded by objects including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  • Earth is one of 8 planets that orbits around the sun, are round and have enough gravity to clear the area of space around them.
  • The 4 inner planets are made of rock and and smaller and 4 outer planets are made of gas and are larger.
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