Solar System

The Solar System is a system which contains a star, 8 planets, 5 dwarf planets, over 200 moons, and hundreds of thousands of other celestial bodies.

Inner Planets
The inner planets, or terrestrial planets, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Mercury being the smallest while Earth being the largest.

They are rocky, small, dense planets with little to no moons.

The Asteroid Belt
"Main Article: Asteroid Belt"The Asteroid Belt is a small region between Mars and Jupiter that are obviously inhabited by asteroids. Ceres, the only dwarf planet in the belt, is the largest of the asteroids and is a third of the mass of the entire belt. Vesta, a protoplanet, is the second largest and second most massive asteroid after previously mentioned Ceres.

Outer Planets
The outer planets, or jovian planets, are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Neptune is the smallest while Jupiter is the largest.

They are large, gaseous planets with multiple moons and ring systems.

The Kuiper Belt
"Main Article: Kuiper Belt"The Kuiper Belt is a region beyond Neptune. It has small, rocky objects much like the Asteroid Belt, but has more dwarf planets, notably Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.