Top 10 interesting facts about Solar System

 

1. The solar system is made up of the sun, eight planets, and numerous smaller bodies such as asteroids and comets.
2. The four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are called the terrestrial planets because they are primarily composed of rock and metal.
3. The four outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are called the gas giants because they are primarily composed of gas and ice.
4. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter, which is also the fifth planet from the sun.
5. The smallest planet in the solar system is Mercury, which is also the closest planet to the sun.
6. The solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy, in a spiral arm called the Orion Arm.
7. The solar system is estimated to be around 4.6 billion years old.
8. The sun is a main-sequence star and is expected to remain in this phase for another 5 billion years.
9. Saturn's rings are made up of billions of ice particles and rock debris of various sizes.
10. There are more than 200 known moons in the solar system, with many more yet to be discovered.