SOLAR SYSTEM COMPONENTS

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The solar system is composed for a mainstar, the sun,and smaller components like comets, asteroids, natural satellites and planets

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Solar System Components

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The Sun

The sun is the real star of the show—literally! The closest star to Earth, it’s the source of all the heat and light that makes flowers bloom, songbirds croon, and sunbathers swoon. Life wouldn’t exist without it.

COMETS

comet is a small chunk of dust and ice that orbits, or travels around, the sun. It is sometimes described as a “dirty snowball.” There are billions of comets in the solar system, but most never pass close by Earth.

ASTEROIDS

An asteroid is a chunk of rock and metal in outer space that is in orbit around the Sun.

A natural satellite is a smaller body which moves around a larger body. The term is used for moons which go around planets.

PLANETS

A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun. it is an illuminated body

Remember the components of the Solar System