The+Solar+System

The Solar System


 * There are eight planets in our Solar System.
 * Planets reflect sunlight and orbit the Sun in ellipses.
 * Between Mars and Jupiter there is a orbitibg belt of asteroids.
 * Comets orbit the Sun in very elliptical orbits.
 * Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) could collide with Earth.

(millions of km) ||= Year length compared to Earth ||= Size compared to Earth ||
 * = Planets ||= Average distance from the Sun
 * = Mercury ||= 58 ||= 88 days ||= 0.3 ||
 * = Venus ||= 108 ||= 225 days ||= 0.95 ||
 * = Earth ||= 150 ||= 365 days ||= 1.00 ||
 * = Mars ||= 228 ||= 687 days ||= 0.50 ||
 * = Jupiter ||= 776 ||= 11.9 years ||= 11.0 ||
 * = Saturn ||= 1 427 ||= 29.5 years ||= 9.5 ||
 * = Uranus ||= 2 870 ||= 84 years ||= 4.1 ||
 * = Neptune ||= 4 497 ||= 164.8 years ||= 3.9 ||
 * = Pluto ||= 5 900 ||= 247.7 years ||= 0.25 ||