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    Solar System
    Solar System
    Solar System
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    Solar System

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    As you all might know solar system is a gravitationally bound
    system. It consists of the sun and all the objects that orbit it.
    These objects might orbit the sun either directly or indirectly.
    The eight planets are the largest objects that orbit the sun
    directly. Rests of them are significantly smaller objects such as
    dwarf planets, small solar system bodies etc. It is said that solar
    system was formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The reason
    behind such gigantic formation was gravitational collapse of an
    interstellar molecular cloud that has the size even bigger than
    our current solar system.
    Most amount of the system's mass is packed within the sun
    itself. A significant amount of remaining mass is contained in
    Jupiter. Main eight planets are often studied in two groups,
    inner planets and outer planets. Inner planets are mercury,
    Venus, Earth and Mars. These planets are often referred as
    terrestrial planets since their primary elements are rock and
    metals. Remaining outer planets are also referred as giant
    planets since they are noticeably massive compared to inner
    planets. Two largest among them that are Jupiter and Venus
    are known as gas giants since they are mainly formed with
    hydrogen and helium. Remaining two outermost planets are
    known as ice giants (Uranus & Neptune). These ice giants are
    formed with elements with high melting points compared to
    hydrogen and helium. These elements are called ices such as
    water, ammonia and methane. All planets possess their unique
    orbit that is almost circular. These orbits lie within a flat surface
    that is known as ecliptic.
    Along with these super large planets, there are smaller objects
    too. Between the orbits of mars and Jupiter, there lies a group
    of objects such as terrestrial planets or rocks and metals, etc.
    This area or group is known as asteroid belt. It is noticeable
    that our solar system does not end with the orbit of Neptune.
    Kuiper belt and scattered discs are located beyond Neptune's
    orbit. They are also considered a part of our solar system.
    Kuiper belt and scattered discs are group of trans-Neptunian
    objects. Most of them are formed with ices. Beyond kuiper belt,
    population of sednoids have been discover in near past.
    Together all these populations tend to hold more than ten
    thousand objects. These objects are large enough to hold their
    own gravity field around them. Such objects are referred as
    dwarf planets. Asteroid Ceres and trans-Neptunian objects Pluto
    and Eris are known dwarf planets. It is noticeable that Pluto
    was considered a planet in the past, however, not any more.
    In these regions, other minor objects such as comets, centaurs
    and interplanetary dust freely travel from on region to another.
    Six planets from main eight planets, four dwarf planets and
    many minor objects are orbited by natural satellites that we
    refer as moon or moons. Almost every outer planer is encircled
    with planetary rings made of dust and other objects. Venus
    and Jupiter have a clearly visible planetary ring where Uranus
    and Neptune have thinner one. In this book we will cover all
    the basic concepts that will help you to understand vast
    theories later on in dipper studies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIntroBooks
    Release dateNov 27, 2019
    ISBN9781393736295

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      Solar System - IntroBooks Team

      Solar System

      IntroBooks #261

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      Copyright © 2016 Can Akdeniz

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      PREFACE

      As you all might know solar system is a gravitationally bound system. It consists of the sun and all the objects that orbit it. These objects might orbit the sun either directly or indirectly. The eight planets are the largest objects that orbit the sun directly. Rests of them are significantly smaller objects such as dwarf planets, small solar system bodies etc. It is said that solar system was formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The reason behind such gigantic formation was gravitational collapse of an interstellar molecular cloud that has the size even bigger than our current solar system.

      Most amount of the system’s mass is packed within the sun itself. A significant amount of remaining mass is contained in Jupiter. Main eight planets are often studied in two groups, inner planets and outer planets. Inner planets are mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These planets are often referred as terrestrial planets since their primary elements are rock and metals. Remaining outer planets are also referred as giant planets since they are noticeably massive compared to inner planets. Two largest among them that are Jupiter and Venus are known as gas giants since they are mainly formed with hydrogen and helium. Remaining two outermost planets are known as ice giants (Uranus & Neptune). These ice giants are formed with elements with high melting points compared to hydrogen and helium. These elements are called ices such as water, ammonia and methane. All planets possess their unique orbit that is almost circular. These orbits lie within a flat surface that is known as ecliptic.

      Along with these super large planets, there are smaller objects too. Between the orbits of mars and Jupiter, there lies a group of objects such

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