The solar system is composed of the Sun, eight planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and numerous other smaller objects. The Sun, a star, dominates the system, with its gravity holding all other objects in orbit.
The eight planets, in order from the Sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Beyond the planets are dwarf planets like Pluto, and vast regions like the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt, which are home to asteroids and icy bodies respectively. Comets, often described as "dirty snowballs," are also part of the solar system, with their tails becoming visible when they pass close to the Sun.
Key Components of the Solar System:
The Sun:
The central star, providing light and heat, and its gravity governs the orbits of all other objects.
Planets:
Eight large celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, categorized as inner (rocky) and outer (gaseous) planets.
Dwarf Planets:
Smaller celestial bodies, like Pluto, that orbit the Sun but haven't cleared their orbital paths of other debris.
Asteroids:
Rocky remnants from the early solar system, most concentrated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Comets:
Icy bodies that develop a tail of gas and dust when they approach the Sun.
Moons:
Natural satellites that orbit planets.
Kuiper Belt:
A region beyond Neptune, containing icy bodies and dwarf planets.
Oort Cloud:
A hypothetical cloud of icy objects far beyond the Kuiper Belt, thought to be the origin of long-period comets.
Orbital Paths:
All planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths, with the Sun at one focus.
The speed of an object's orbit depends on its distance from the Sun.
Moons orbit planets, not directly around the Sun.
Other Notable Features:
The solar system is mostly empty space, with vast distances between objects.
The solar system is just a small part of the Milky Way galaxy, which contains billions of stars.
Astronomers divide the solar system into regions, including the inner solar system (Mercury to Mars and the asteroid belt) and the outer solar system (Jupiter and beyond).
New Objects
Added an Asteroid And Bennu
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: Solar System 3.6
- Successors 1 post(s)
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
CELESTIAL BODIES
| Name | Parent | Radius | Surface Gravity | Apoapsis | Periapsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 239.1 Mm | 20.6 m/s | - | - | |
| Mercury | Sun | 2,948 km | 1.6 m/s | 14,211.0 Mm | 9,968.0 Mm |
| Venus | Sun | 6,037 km | 8.7 m/s | 23,258.6 Mm | 21,469.5 Mm |
| Earth | Sun | 6,371 km | 9.8 m/s | 31,651.3 Mm | 30,410.0 Mm |
| Moon | Earth | 1,274 km | 1.7 m/s | 383.7 Mm | 382.9 Mm |
| 2024 PT5 | Earth | 1,000 m | 0.4 m/s | 769.4 Mm | 505.6 Mm |
| Bennu | Sun | 2,318 m | 0.0 m/s | 37,899.4 Mm | 35,247.2 Mm |
| Mars | Sun | 4,000 km | 7.5 m/s | 47,415.0 Mm | 40,820.5 Mm |
| Phobos | Mars | 184 km | 0.4 m/s | 27,027 km | 26,973 km |
| Deimos | Mars | 184 km | 0.4 m/s | 56,716 km | 56,602 km |
| Didymos | Sun | 3,000 m | 0.4 m/s | 62,961.0 Mm | 53,670.8 Mm |
| Dimorphos | Didymos | 1,291 m | 0.4 m/s | 76 km | 76 km |
| 1999 JU9 | Sun | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 88,473.6 Mm | 76,663.5 Mm |
| Ceres | Sun | 174 km | 1.7 m/s | 104,933.8 Mm | 94,630.8 Mm |
| Pallas | Sun | 257 km | 0.2 m/s | 124,509.7 Mm | 106,137.8 Mm |
| 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko | Sun | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 189,847.6 Mm | 62,818.4 Mm |
| Jupiter | Sun | 65,000 km | 24.0 m/s | 154,731.3 Mm | 154,422.1 Mm |
| Metis | Jupiter | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 921.3 Mm | 250.0 Mm |
| Io | Jupiter | 2,104 km | 7.0 m/s | 619.5 Mm | 618.3 Mm |
| Europa | Jupiter | 2,006 km | 7.0 m/s | 1,195.2 Mm | 1,192.8 Mm |
| Ganymede | Jupiter | 2,366 km | 7.0 m/s | 1,675.8 Mm | 1,672.5 Mm |
| Callisto | Jupiter | 1,903 km | 7.0 m/s | 2,599.2 Mm | 2,594.0 Mm |
| Elara | Jupiter | 93 km | 0.4 m/s | 4,354.1 Mm | 4,067.3 Mm |
| Amalthea | Jupiter | 53 km | 0.4 m/s | 7,685.8 Mm | 3,642.0 Mm |
| Thyone | Jupiter | 9,180 m | 0.2 m/s | 8,688.9 Mm | 7,143.3 Mm |
| 8P-Tuttle | Sun | 9,582 m | 0.1 m/s | 354,283.1 Mm | 52,816.3 Mm |
| Saturn | Sun | 64,000 km | 15.2 m/s | 261,943.1 Mm | 261,419.8 Mm |
| Pan | Saturn | 17 km | 0.4 m/s | 242.8 Mm | 242.3 Mm |
| Methone | Saturn | 20 km | 0.4 m/s | 483.5 Mm | 482.5 Mm |
| Mimas | Saturn | 450 km | 1.6 m/s | 797.8 Mm | 796.2 Mm |
| Enceladus | Saturn | 550 km | 2.0 m/s | 1,400.5 Mm | 1,397.7 Mm |
| Tethys | Saturn | 550 km | 1.8 m/s | 2,064.7 Mm | 2,060.5 Mm |
| Peggy | Saturn | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 2,781.1 Mm | 1,769.8 Mm |
| Dione | Saturn | 550 km | 2.8 m/s | 2,504.6 Mm | 2,499.6 Mm |
| Rhea | Saturn | 350 km | 1.6 m/s | 3,082.5 Mm | 3,076.3 Mm |
| Titan | Saturn | 2,974 km | 4.6 m/s | 6,127.3 Mm | 6,115.0 Mm |
| Hyperion | Saturn | 16 km | 0.4 m/s | 8,055.5 Mm | 6,718.4 Mm |
| Iapetus | Saturn | 650 km | 2.4 m/s | 12,415.5 Mm | 11,460.7 Mm |
| Phoebe | Saturn | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 16,271.8 Mm | 12,706.1 Mm |
| Uranus | Sun | 25,000 km | 9.9 m/s | 399,012.7 Mm | 398,215.5 Mm |
| Miranda | Uranus | 550 km | 7.0 m/s | 282.9 Mm | 282.4 Mm |
| Ariel | Uranus | 250 km | 1.7 m/s | 500.6 Mm | 499.6 Mm |
| Umbriel | Uranus | 250 km | 1.7 m/s | 902.8 Mm | 901.0 Mm |
| Titania | Uranus | 250 km | 1.7 m/s | 1,506.5 Mm | 1,503.5 Mm |
| Oberon | Uranus | 250 km | 1.7 m/s | 2,255.0 Mm | 2,250.5 Mm |
| Mab | Uranus | 20 km | 0.4 m/s | 4,900.9 Mm | 2,295.4 Mm |
| Neptune | Sun | 24,000 km | 8.4 m/s | 518,585.1 Mm | 517,549.0 Mm |
| Triton | Neptune | 550 km | 1.7 m/s | 335.8 Mm | 335.1 Mm |
| Proteus | Neptune | 22 km | 0.1 m/s | 701.3 Mm | 387.3 Mm |
| Nereid | Neptune | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 915.4 Mm | 707.5 Mm |
| Hippocamp | Neptune | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 1,694.5 Mm | 1,691.1 Mm |
| Despina | Neptune | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 2,418.9 Mm | 2,414.0 Mm |
| Larissia | Neptune | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 3,368.2 Mm | 3,361.5 Mm |
| Halley | Sun | 9,318 m | 0.4 m/s | 1,064,284.9 Mm | 27,140.2 Mm |
| Pluto | Sun | 784 km | 1.9 m/s | 631,049.2 Mm | 536,957.4 Mm |
| Charon | Pluto | 394 km | 2.6 m/s | 21,134 km | 21,092 km |
| Nix | Pluto | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 48,003 km | 47,907 km |
| Styx | Pluto | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 60,697 km | 60,576 km |
| Hydra | Pluto | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 74,015 km | 73,867 km |
| Kerboros | Pluto | 23 km | 0.4 m/s | 86,016 km | 85,844 km |
| Arrokoth | Sun | 22 km | 0.4 m/s | 700,011.4 Mm | 590,239.5 Mm |
| Haumea | Sun | 710 km | 0.4 m/s | 747,415.1 Mm | 676,477.7 Mm |
| Namaka | Haumea | 83 km | 1.4 m/s | 23,345 km | 23,299 km |
| Hiiaka | Haumea | 93 km | 1.6 m/s | 50,495 km | 40,752 km |
| Makemake | Sun | 450 km | 1.6 m/s | 848,163.5 Mm | 736,281.1 Mm |
| MK2 | Makemake | 53 km | 0.1 m/s | 20,879 km | 20,837 km |
| Eris | Sun | 503 km | 7.9 m/s | 1,226,111.9 Mm | 773,888.1 Mm |
| Dysnomia | Eris | 184 km | 3.2 m/s | 51,564 km | 39,169 km |
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7,687 Aludra8772 months ago
@corex aye thanks a lot man, I appreciate your opinion man, I do agree with what you said (mainly the strife part as strive is the correct word) as well, I just did this for school lol, thanks a ton, live long and prosper
Another important thing, if you wish to make crafts and planets and need help or guidance, don't hesitate to ask me, just type @Aludra877 and I may see it (may because the website doesn't always notify you when someone pings you) -
0 corex2 months ago
@Aludra877 Hey! That was a really cool poem you wrote about the solar system. I liked it a lot.
You put a lot of big ideas into it, like how important the solar system is because we live here, and how we want to explore and discover new things. You also talked about how technology helps us do that.
I thought it was really good how you kept the rhyming going, and it flowed nicely when I read it. You also had some strong pictures in my head, like when you said "Terran passion burning like a Furnace." That's a strong way to say it!
Just a couple of small thoughts for next time, if you want to make it even stronger:
You said "Sol system" and "Solar system." Both are fine, but maybe just pick one and stick with it so it sounds super smooth.
Also, when you said "strife," you might have meant "strive" or "try hard," because "strife" usually means fighting. But I got what you meant!
And you used "birthright" twice. It's a powerful word, but sometimes changing it up a little the second time can make it feel fresh.
The ending was really good, when you talked about why we fight when we could all work together. That made me think.
Overall, it's a really great poem. You clearly care a lot about space, and it shows! -
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7,687 Aludra877+2 2 months ago
hey man, not too long ago in english class we were asked to prepare an ode poem, so I made an ode to the solar system, here it is:
Ode to the Solar systemOh Sol system, being the only known, to sport life.
It is for you that our species shall strife.
Allowing us to live, discover, wonder and evolve.
Making us ask questions, in which we must solve.
Although mostly inhospitable.
Colonization once thought to be improbable.
You gave us challenge, you gave us purpose.
Our Terran passion burning like a Furnace.
When we crave what we want, we find our way
as technology, our saviour and creation comes into play.
The Sol system holds many boons for civilization
in which is our Birthright to claim, and we shall be ready for the occasion.
Like sol, the Stars are our birthright to conquer.
One day we shall expand from Terra, and maybe leave her...
Yet now fragile beings, why do you yearn to fight?
When we can indeed Unite?
just do tell me what you think
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15 Karjalasta+4 3 months ago
Very interesting. It looks really good.
Now, I don't want to sound impolite, but personally I think it would be even better if the values were closer to reality; some numbers are perfectly fine, but others are off by a lot.
Thank you for your time, friend. I appreciate your work.
thanks for this ¡