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The solar system, All planets orbit - Coggle Diagram
The solar system
Planets
Mercury
Nearest to the sun and the smallest planet. Orbits the sun every 88 days
Venus
second closest to the sun. Orbits the sun every 224.7 days.
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
also contains
Comets
large pieces of ice usually found beyond the outer planets
Meteoroids
particles of dust and rock from comets.
when they enter the Earth's atmosphere they burn which produces what is known as a 'shooting star'.
Asteroids
Lumps of rock usually found between Mars and Jupiter
Dwarf planets - such as Pluto
dozens of moons
which orbit the planets
The most important aspect is
The sun
is the centre of our solar system
Is a yellow dwarf star
holds our solar system in place with its gravitational force
it is a ball of gas
All planets orbit