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[[File:Solar System true color.jpg|thumb|alt=A true-color image of the Solar System with sizes, but not distances, to scale. The order of the planets are from right to left.|upright=2|The [[Sun]], [[Planets of the solar system|planets, moons and dwarf planets]] (true color, size to scale, distances not to scale)]]
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the [[Solar System]]:
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Solar System:


'''Solar System''' – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets (including Earth), with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
'''[[Solar System]]''' – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets (including Earth), with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.


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== Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System ==
== Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System ==
[[File:Solar System size to scale.svg|right|thumb|400px|[[Planet]]s and declared [[dwarf planet]]s of the Solar System. Sizes are to scale. Distances from the Sun are not to scale.]]
[[File:Solar System size to scale.svg|right|thumb|400px|[[Planet]]s and declared [[dwarf planet]]s of the Solar System. Sizes are to scale. Distances from the Sun are not to scale.]]
* [[Sun]]
* '''[[Sun]]''' ☉
** [[Solar wind]]
* [[Interplanetary medium]]
* [[Interplanetary medium]]
* [[Inner Solar System]]
* [[Inner Solar System]]
** [[Inner planets]]
** [[Inner planets]]
*** [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]
*** '''[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]''' ☿
*** [[Venus]]
*** '''[[Venus]]''' ♀
*** [[Earth]]
*** '''[[Earth]]''' 🜨
**** [[Moon|The Moon]]
**** '''[[Moon|The Moon]]''' ☾
**** [[Near-Earth object]]s
**** [[Near-Earth object]]s
**** [[Van Allen radiation belt]]
**** [[Van Allen radiation belt]]
*** [[Mars]]
*** '''[[Mars]]''' ♂
**** [[Moons of Mars]]
**** [[Moons of Mars]]
** [[Asteroid belt]]
** [[Asteroid belt]]
*** [[Asteroid]]s
*** [[Asteroid groups]]
*** [[Asteroid groups]]
*** [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]
*** [[Asteroid]]s
**** '''[[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]''' ⚳
[[File:Map sol v2.png|thumb|800px|Planets, most of the moons, and some asteroids of the Solar System. Sizes are in [[Logarithmic scale|logarithmic scale]].]]
**** [[2 Pallas|Pallas]] ⚴
**** [[3 Juno|Juno]] ⚵
**** [[4 Vesta|Vesta]] ⚶
**** [[10 Hygiea|Hygiea]]
**** [[Active asteroid]]s
*** [[Kirkwood gap]]s
* [[Outer Solar System]]
* [[Outer Solar System]]
**[[Outer planets]]
**[[Outer planets]]
***[[Jupiter]]
***'''[[Jupiter]]''' ♃
**** [[Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]]
**** [[Moons of Jupiter]]
****[[Callisto (moon)|Callisto]]
***** [[Io (moon)|Io]]
****[[Moons of Jupiter]]
***** [[Europa (moon)|Europa]]
***** [[Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]]
***** [[Callisto (moon)|Callisto]]
**** [[Rings of Jupiter]]
**** [[Rings of Jupiter]]
**** [[Magnetosphere of Jupiter]]
**** [[Jupiter trojan]]s
**** [[Jupiter trojan]]s
*** [[Saturn]]
*** '''[[Saturn]]''' ♄
****[[Titan (moon)|Titan]]
**** [[Rhea (moon)|Rhea]]
**** [[Moons of Saturn]]
**** [[Moons of Saturn]]
***** [[Mimas (moon)|Mimas]]
***** [[Enceladus]]
***** [[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]]
***** [[Dione (moon)|Dione]]
***** [[Rhea (moon)|Rhea]]
***** [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]
***** [[Iapetus (moon)|Iapetus]]
**** [[Rings of Saturn]]
**** [[Rings of Saturn]]
**** [[Shepherd moon]]s
**** [[Shepherd moon]]s
*** [[Uranus]]
**** [[Magnetosphere of Saturn]]
*** '''[[Uranus]]''' ⛢
**** [[Titania (moon)|Titania]]
**** [[Oberon (moon)|Oberon]]
**** [[Moons of Uranus]]
**** [[Moons of Uranus]]
***** [[Miranda (moon)|Miranda]]
***** [[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]]
***** [[Umbriel (moon)|Umbriel]]
***** [[Titania (moon)|Titania]]
***** [[Oberon (moon)|Oberon]]
**** [[Rings of Uranus]]
**** [[Rings of Uranus]]
*** [[Neptune]]
*** '''[[Neptune]]''' ♆
**** [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]
**** [[Moons of Neptune]]
**** [[Moons of Neptune]]
***** [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]
**** [[Rings of Neptune]]
**** [[Rings of Neptune]]
** [[Trojan (celestial body)|Trojans]]
** [[Trojan (celestial body)|Trojans]]
** [[Centaur (minor planet)|Centaurs]]
** [[Centaur (minor planet)|Centaurs]]
* Ubiquitous
* Ubiquitous
** [[Comets]]
** '''[[Comets]]''' ☄
** [[Meteoroid]]s
** [[Meteoroid]]s
** [[Micrometeoroid]]s
** [[Micrometeoroid]]s
** [[Cosmic dust]]
** [[Interplanetary dust cloud]]
** [[Interplanetary dust cloud]]
* Trans-Neptunian region
* Trans-Neptunian region
** [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s
** [[Kuiper belt]]
** [[Kuiper belt]]
*** [[Pluto]]
*** '''[[Pluto]]''' ♇
**** [[Charon (moon)|Charon]]
**** [[Moons of Pluto]]
**** [[Moons of Pluto]]
***** [[Charon (moon)|Charon]]
*** [[Haumea]]
*** [[Haumea]]
****[[Moons of Haumea]]
****[[Haumea#Ring|Ring of Haumea]]
*** [[Makemake]]
*** [[Makemake]]
****[[S/2015 (136472) 1|Moon of Makemake]]
*** [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s
*** [[Quaoar]]
****[[Weywot (moon)|Moon of Quaoar]]
****[[50000 Quaoar#Rings|Rings of Quaoar]]
*** [[90482 Orcus|Orcus]]
****[[Vanth (moon)|Moon of Orcus]]
** [[Scattered disc]]
** [[Scattered disc]]
*** [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]]
*** [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]]
****[[Dysnomia (moon)|Moon of Eris]]
*** [[225088 Gonggong|Gonggong]]
****[[Xiangliu (moon)|Moon of Gonggong]]
* Farthest regions
* Farthest regions
** [[Extreme trans-Neptunian object]]s
** [[Extreme trans-Neptunian object]]s
** [[Detached object]]s
** [[Detached object]]s
*** [[90377 Sedna|Sedna]]
*** [[90377 Sedna|Sedna]]
*** [[541132 Leleākūhonua|Leleākūhonua]]
** [[Oort cloud]]
** [[Oort cloud]]
** [[Heliosphere]]
** [[Heliosphere]]
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== Location of the Solar System ==
== Location of the Solar System ==
From largest to smallest structure:
* [[Universe]]
**[[Observable universe]]
*[[Universe]]
*[[Observable universe]]
***[[Laniakea Supercluster]]
*[[Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex]]
****[[Virgo Supercluster]]
*[[Laniakea Supercluster]]
*****[[Local Sheet]]
*[[Virgo Supercluster]]
******[[Local Group]]
*[[Local Sheet]]
*******[[Milky Way subgroup]]
*[[Local Group]]
*[[Milky Way subgroup]]
********[[Milky Way]]
*[[Milky Way]]
*********[[Orion–Cygnus Arm]]
*[[Orion–Cygnus Arm]]
**********[[Gould Belt]]
*[[Gould Belt]]
***********[[Local Bubble]]
*[[Local Bubble]]
************[[Local Interstellar Cloud]] – immediate galactic [[solar neighborhood|neighborhood of the Solar System]].
*[[Local Interstellar Cloud]] – immediate galactic [[solar neighborhood|neighborhood of the Solar System]].
*************[[Alpha Centauri]] – [[star system]] nearest to the Solar System, at about 4.4 light years away
**[[Alpha Centauri]] – [[star system]] nearest to the Solar System, at about 4.4 light years away
*************[[Solar System]] – star and [[planetary system]] where the Earth is located.
*[[Solar System]] – star and [[planetary system]] where the Earth is located.
**************[[Earth]] – the only planet known to have life, including intelligent life, including humans.
*[[Earth]] – the only planet known to have life.


== Structure and composition of the Solar System ==
== Structure and composition of the Solar System ==
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* Physical characteristics of the Sun
* Physical characteristics of the Sun
** [[Structure of the Sun]]
** [[Structure of the Sun]]
*** [[Solar core]]
*** [[Radiative zone]]
*** [[Convection zone]]
*** [[Photosphere]]
*** [[Chromosphere]]
*** [[Stellar corona|Corona]]
** [[Solar granulation]]
** [[Sunspot]]s
** [[Solar prominence]]s
** [[Solar flare]]s
* Physical characteristics of Mercury
* Physical characteristics of Mercury
** [[Structure of Mercury]]
** [[Structure of Mercury]]
** [[Atmosphere of Mercury]]
** [[Geology of Mercury]]
** [[Geology of Mercury]]
* Physical characteristics of Venus
* Physical characteristics of Venus
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** [[Figure of the Earth]]
** [[Figure of the Earth]]
** [[Structure of the Earth]]
** [[Structure of the Earth]]
*** [[Earth's crust]]
*** [[Earth's mantle]]
*** [[Earth's outer core]]
*** [[Earth's inner core]]
** [[Earth's magnetic field]]
** [[Earth's magnetic field]]
** [[Atmosphere of Earth]]
** [[Atmosphere of Earth]]
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** [[Hydrosphere]] of Earth
** [[Hydrosphere]] of Earth
*** [[Water distribution on Earth]]
*** [[Water distribution on Earth]]
*** [[Tide]]s
* Physical characteristics of Mars
* Physical characteristics of Mars
** [[Structure of Mars]]
** [[Structure of Mars]]
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== History of the Solar System ==
== History of the Solar System ==


[[History of the Solar System]]
* [[History of the Solar System]]


=== Discovery and exploration of the Solar System ===
=== Discovery and exploration of the Solar System ===
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*** Neptune
*** Neptune


== Lists of Solar System objects and features ==
== See also ==
The number of currently known, or observed, objects of the Solar System are in the hundreds of thousands. Many of them are listed in the following articles:
* [[Outline of astronomy]]
=== By type ===
* [[Outline of space exploration]]
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* [[Lists of geological features of the Solar System]]
* [[List of Solar System objects]]
**[[List of craters in the Solar System]]
* [[List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System]]
* [[List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System]]
** [[Planetary-mass object]]
* [[List of natural satellites]]
** [[Planetary-mass moon]]
* [[List of possible dwarf planets]]
* [[List of possible dwarf planets]]
* [[List of minor planets]] (numbered) and [[List of unnumbered minor planets]]
* [[List of trans-Neptunian objects]] (numbered) and [[List of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects]]
* [[Lists of comets]]

=== By physical parameters and features ===
* [[List of exceptional asteroids]]
* [[Lists of geological features of the Solar System]]
**[[List of craters in the Solar System]]
* [[List of Solar System extremes]]
* [[List of Solar System extremes]]
**By size
**By size
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***[[List of largest craters in the Solar System]]
***[[List of largest craters in the Solar System]]
***[[List of largest rifts, canyons and valleys in the Solar System]]
***[[List of largest rifts, canyons and valleys in the Solar System]]
* [[Planetary mnemonic]]
* [[HIP 11915]] (a [[solar analog]] whose planetary system contains a Jupiter analog)


== Lists of Solar System exploring missions and spacecraft ==
The number of currently known, or observed, objects of the Solar System are in the hundreds of thousands. Many of them are listed in the following articles:
=== Missions ===
* [[List of missions to the Moon]]
* [[List of missions to Venus]]
* [[List of missions to Mars]]
* [[List of missions to the outer planets]]
* [[List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft]]
** [[List of missions to minor planets]]
** [[List of missions to comets]]
=== Spacecraft ===
* [[List of Solar System probes]]
** [[List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit]]
** [[List of objects at Lagrange points]]
** [[List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System]]
* [[List of lunar probes]]
** [[Lunar Roving Vehicle]]s
* [[List of extraterrestrial orbiters]]
** [[List of Mars orbiters]]
* [[List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies]]
** [[List of Mars landers]]
** [[List of artificial objects on extraterrestrial surfaces]]
** [[List of spacecraft intentionally crashed into extraterrestrial bodies]]
* [[List of rovers on extraterrestrial bodies]]


== See also ==
* [[List of natural satellites]]
* [[Outline of astronomy]]
* [[List of minor planets]] (numbered) and [[List of unnumbered minor planets]]
* [[Outline of space exploration]]
* [[List of trans-Neptunian objects]] (numbered) and [[List of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects]]
* [[Lists of comets]]
* [[Astronomical symbols]]
* [[Planetary mnemonic]]
* [[HIP 11915]] (a [[solar analog]] whose planetary system contains a Jupiter analog)


== External links ==
== External links ==
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A true-color image of the Solar System with sizes, but not distances, to scale. The order of the planets are from right to left.
The Sun, planets, moons and dwarf planets (true color, size to scale, distances not to scale)

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Solar System:

Solar System – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets (including Earth), with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.

Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System

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Planets and declared dwarf planets of the Solar System. Sizes are to scale. Distances from the Sun are not to scale.

Location of the Solar System

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From largest to smallest structure:

Structure and composition of the Solar System

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History of the Solar System

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Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

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Discovery and exploration of the Solar System –

Formation and evolution of the Solar System

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Formation and evolution of the Solar System –

Lists of Solar System objects and features

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The number of currently known, or observed, objects of the Solar System are in the hundreds of thousands. Many of them are listed in the following articles:

By type

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By physical parameters and features

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Lists of Solar System exploring missions and spacecraft

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Missions

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Spacecraft

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See also

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