Outline of the Solar System
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Solar System:
Solar System – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of those objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest eight are the planets (including Earth), with the remainder being significantly smaller objects, such as dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies. Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly, the moons, two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System
Planets and declared dwarf planets of the Solar System. Sizes are to scale. Distances from the Sun are not to scale.
- Sun
- Interplanetary medium
- Inner Solar System
- Outer Solar System
- Comets
- Trans-Neptunian region
- Farthest regions
- Heliopause
- Sedna
- Oort cloud
- Boundaries
Location of the Solar System
- Milky Way –
- Orion–Cygnus Arm –
- Local Interstellar Cloud – immediate galactic neighborhood of the Solar System.
- Alpha Centauri – star system nearest to the Solar System, at about 4.4 light years away.
- Solar System – star system where the Earth is located.
- Earth – the only planet known to have life, including intelligent life, including humans.
- Local Interstellar Cloud – immediate galactic neighborhood of the Solar System.
- Orion–Cygnus Arm –
Structure and composition of the Solar System
- Interplanetary space
- Physical characteristics of the Sun
- Physical characteristics of Mercury
- Physical characteristics of Venus
- Physical characteristics of the Earth
- Physical characteristics of Mars
- Physical characteristics of Jupiter
- Physical characteristics of Saturn
- Physical characteristics of Uranus
- Physical characteristics of Neptune
History of the Solar System
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System –
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
- Development of hypotheses
- Exploration by celestial body
- Solar system models
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
Formation and evolution of the Solar System –
- Nebular hypothesis
- Terrestrial planets
- Iron planets
- Mercury
- Silicate planets
- Geodynamics of Venus
- History of Earth
- Formation of Earth
- Geological history of Mars
- Iron planets
- Giant planets
- Gas giants
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Ice giants
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Gas giants
See also
- Outline of astronomy
- Outline of space exploration
- HIP 11915 (a solar analog whose planetary system contains a Jupiter analog)
- Lists of geological features of the Solar System
- List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System
- List of Solar System extremes
- Planetary mnemonic
- Solar System in fiction
References
External links
- dmoz page for Solar System
- Origin of the Solar System (outline)
- A Tediously Accurate Map of the Solar System (web based scroll map scaled to the Moon being 1 pixel)
- NASA/JPL Solar System main page
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