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Our Sun is at the center of our Solar System. For information on our solar sytem, go here.




All the planets orbit in the same direction around the Sun.
Some of those planets are icey, others are rocky. Still others are gasous.









Many of the planets have smaller bodies in orbit around them, called satellites (or moons).







Between the planets are vaious other small bodies called asteroids and comets.