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English: Planets and dwarf planets of the solar system with sizes shown to scale, but with distances extremely compressed. Orbital planes have been altered with similar artistic license to line up planets and dwarf planets in separate rows.
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 ...
The scale of the planets is the same as the scale between them, and the planets are represented by everyday objects; the Earth is a peppercorn, Jupiter is a walnut, and Neptune is a coffee bean. (dismantled) Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec: 1:10,000,000,000 0.1 m 0.1 cm 15 m 0.6 km (dismantled) (est. 1985) Lafayette Walk Detroit, Michigan
Orrery. A small orrery showing Earth and the inner planets. An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may also represent the relative sizes of these bodies; however, since accurate scaling is often ...
The prograde satellites consist of the Himalia group and three others in groups of one. The retrograde moons are grouped into the Carme, Ananke and Pasiphae groups. Saturn has 146 moons with known orbits; 66 of them have received permanent designations, and 63 have been named. Most of them are quite small. Seven moons are large enough to be in ...
Terrestrial planet. The four terrestrial planets of the Solar System : Mercury and Venus. Earth and Mars. Not shown to scale. A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet, is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets accepted by the IAU are the inner planets ...
The planets are not shown at the appropriate distance from the Sun. Historical models of the Solar System first appeared during prehistoric periods and are being updated to this day. The models of the Solar System throughout history were first represented in the early form of cave markings and drawings, calendars and astronomical symbols. Then ...
The Atlas of Terrestrial Group Planets and their Moons ( Russian: Атлас планет Земной группы и их спутников) is a Soviet -era planetary atlas published in the Russian language in Moscow. It summarizes Soviet and American planetary science results in thematic maps of Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Mars, Phobos, and ...