Outline of the Solar System

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.

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Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System

Sun ☉
- Solar wind
Interplanetary medium
Inner Solar System
- Inner planets
  - Mercury ☿
  - Venus ♀
  - Earth 🜨
    - The Moon ☾
    - Near-Earth objects
    - Van Allen radiation belt
  - Mars ♂
    - Moons of Mars
- Asteroid belt
  - Asteroid groups
  - Asteroids
    - Ceres ⚳
    - Pallas ⚴
    - Juno ⚵
    - Vesta ⚶
    - Hygiea
    - Active asteroids
  - Kirkwood gaps
Outer Solar System
- Outer planets
  - Jupiter ♃
  - Saturn ♄
  - Uranus ⛢
    - Moons of Uranus
      - Titania
      - Oberon
      - Umbriel
      - Ariel
      - Miranda
    - Rings of Uranus
  - Neptune ♆
    - Moons of Neptune
      - Triton
    - Rings of Neptune
- Trojans
- Centaurs
Ubiquitous
- Comets ☄
- Meteoroids
- Micrometeoroids
- Cosmic dust
- Interplanetary dust cloud
Trans-Neptunian region
- Trans-Neptunian objects
- Kuiper belt
  - Pluto ♇
    - Moons of Pluto
      - Charon
  - Haumea
  - Makemake
  - Quaoar
  - Orcus
- Scattered disc
  - Eris
  - Gonggong
Farthest regions

Location of the Solar System

From largest to smallest structure:

Universe
Observable universe
Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex
Laniakea Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster
Local Sheet
Local Group
Milky Way subgroup
Milky Way
Orion–Cygnus Arm
Gould Belt
Local Bubble
Local Interstellar Cloud – immediate galactic neighborhood of the Solar System.
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.
Earth – the only planet known to have life.

Structure and composition of the Solar System

Interplanetary space
Physical characteristics of the Sun
Physical characteristics of Mercury
Physical characteristics of Venus
Physical characteristics of the Earth
Physical characteristics of Mars
Physical characteristics of Jupiter
Physical characteristics of Saturn
Physical characteristics of Uranus
- Structure of Uranus
- Atmosphere of Uranus
Physical characteristics of Neptune

History of the Solar System

History of the Solar System

Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

Discovery and exploration of the Solar System –

Timeline of Solar System astronomy
Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
Timeline of Solar System exploration
Timeline of first images of Earth from space
Development of hypotheses
- Geocentric model –
- Heliocentrism –
- Historical models of the Solar System
- Planets beyond Neptune
- List of former planets
- List of hypothetical Solar System objects in astronomy
Space exploration – Exploration by celestial body
Solar System models

Formation and evolution of the Solar System

Formation and evolution of the Solar System –

Nebular hypothesis
Terrestrial planets
- Iron planets
  - Mercury
- Silicate planets
Giant planets
- Gas giants
  - Jupiter
  - Saturn
- Ice giants
  - Uranus
  - Neptune

Lists of Solar System objects and features

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

By physical parameters and features

Lists of Solar System exploring missions and spacecraft

Missions

Spacecraft

External links

Solar System

The Sun, the planets, their moons, and several trans-Neptunian objects

Planets and dwarfs	Terrestrials Mercury Venus Earth Mars Giants Gas Jupiter Saturn Ice Uranus Neptune Dwarfs Ceres Pluto Haumea Quaoar Makemake Gonggong Eris Sedna Orcus?
Moons	Earth Moon other near-Earth objects Mars Phobos Deimos Jupiter Ganymede Callisto Io Europa all 95 Saturn Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas Hyperion Phoebe all 146 Uranus Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda all 28 Neptune Triton Proteus Nereid all 16 Pluto Charon Nix Hydra Kerberos Styx Haumea Hiʻiaka Namaka Quaoar Weywot Makemake S/2015 (136472) 1 Gonggong Xiangliu Eris Dysnomia Orcus Vanth
Rings	Jovian Saturnian (Rhean?) Charikloan Chironean Uranian Neptunian Haumean Quaoarian
Small Solar System bodies	Comets Damocloids Meteoroids Minor planets names and meanings moons Planetesimal Planetary orbit-crossing minor planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Trojans Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Trojan camp Greek camp Saturn Moons Uranus Neptune Near-Earth objects Asteroid belt Asteroids Ceres Vesta Pallas Hygiea active first 1000 families PHA exceptional Kirkwood gap Centaurs Neptune trojans Trans-Neptunian objects Kuiper belt Cubewanos Plutinos Detached objects Sednoids Scattered disc Oort cloud Hills cloud

Hypothetical objects	Fifth giant Nemesis Phaeton Planet Nine Planet V Planet X Subsatellites Theia Tyche Vulcan Vulcanoids
Exploration (outline)	Colonization Discovery astronomy historical models timeline Space probes timeline list Human spaceflight space stations list programs Mercury Venus Moon mining Mars Ceres Asteroids mining Comets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Deep space
Formation and evolution	Star formation Accretion Accretion disk Excretion disk Circumplanetary disk Circumstellar disc Circumstellar envelope Coatlicue Cosmic dust Debris disk Detached object EXCEDE Exozodiacal dust Extraterrestrial materials Sample curation Sample-return mission Frost/Ice/Snow line Giant-impact hypothesis Gravitational collapse Hills cloud Hill sphere Interplanetary dust cloud Interplanetary medium/space Interstellar cloud Interstellar medium Interstellar space Kuiper belt Kuiper cliff Molecular cloud Nebular hypothesis Oort cloud Outer space Planet Disrupted Migration System Planetesimal Formation Merging stars Protoplanetary disk Ring system Roche limit vs. Hill sphere Rubble pile Scattered disc
Lists	Comets Possible dwarf planets Gravitationally rounded objects Minor planets Natural satellites Solar System models Solar System objects by size by discovery date Interstellar and circumstellar molecules
Related	Double planet Lagrangian points Moonlets Syzygy Tidal locking

Solar System → Local Interstellar Cloud → Local Bubble → Gould Belt → Orion Arm → Milky Way → Milky Way subgroup → Local Group → Local Sheet → Virgo Supercluster → Laniakea Supercluster → Local Hole → Observable universe → Universe
Each arrow (→) may be read as "within" or "part of".

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