Astronomy:Outline of the Solar System
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to 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.
Planets, most of the moons, and some asteroids of the Solar System. Sizes are in logarithmic scale.
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
- Inner planets
- Asteroid belt
- Asteroid groups
- Asteroids
- Kirkwood gaps
- Outer Solar System
- Ubiquitous
- Trans-Neptunian region
- Farthest regions
Location of the Solar System
- Universe
- Observable universe
- Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex
- Laniakea Supercluster
- Virgo Supercluster
- Local Sheet
- Local Group
- Milky Way subgroup
- Milky Way
- Orion–Cygnus Arm
- Gould Belt
- Local Bubble
- 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 and planetary 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.
- Local Bubble
- Gould Belt
- Orion–Cygnus Arm
- Milky Way
- Milky Way subgroup
- Local Group
- Local Sheet
- Virgo Supercluster
- Laniakea Supercluster
- Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex
- Observable universe
Structure and composition of the Solar System
- Interplanetary space
- Physical characteristics of the Sun
- Structure of the Sun
- Solar core
- Radiative zone
- Convection zone
- Photosphere
- Chromosphere
- Corona
- Solar granulation
- Sunspots
- Solar prominences
- Solar flares
- Structure of the Sun
- Physical characteristics of Mercury
- Structure of Mercury
- Atmosphere of Mercury
- Geology of Mercury
- Physical characteristics of Venus
- Structure of Venus
- Atmosphere of Venus
- Geology of Venus
- Volcanism on Venus
- Physical characteristics of the Earth
- Figure of the Earth
- Structure of the Earth
- Earth's magnetic field
- Atmosphere of Earth
- Geology of Earth
- Lithosphere of Earth
- Hydrosphere of Earth
- Physical characteristics of Mars
- Structure of Mars
- Atmosphere of Mars
- Geology of Mars
- Volcanism on Mars
- Geography of Mars
- Water on Mars
- Physical characteristics of Jupiter
- Structure of Jupiter
- Atmosphere of Jupiter
- Great Red Spot
- Physical characteristics of Saturn
- Structure of Saturn
- Atmosphere of Saturn
- Saturn's hexagon
- Physical characteristics of Uranus
- Structure of Uranus
- Atmosphere of Uranus
- Physical characteristics of Neptune
- Structure of Neptune
- Atmosphere of Neptune
- Great Dark Spot
History of the Solar System
History of the Solar System
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System –
- Timeline of Solar System astronomy
- Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
- Timeline of Solar System exploration
- Timeline of first images of Earth from space
- Development of hypotheses
- Space exploration – 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
Lists of Solar System objects and features
The number of currently known, or observed, objects of the Solar System are in the hundreds of thousands. Many of them are listed in the following articles:
By type
- List of Solar System objects
- List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System
- List of natural satellites
- List of possible dwarf planets
- List of minor planets (numbered) and List of unnumbered minor planets
- List of trans-Neptunian objects (numbered) and List of unnumbered trans-Neptunian objects
- Lists of comets
By physical parameters and features
- List of exceptional asteroids
- Lists of geological features of the Solar System
- List of Solar System extremes
- By size
- By distance
- List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun
- List of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion
- Features
- List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
- List of largest craters in the Solar System
- List of largest rifts, canyons and valleys in the Solar System
Lists of Solar System exploring missions and spacecraft
Missions
- List of missions to the Moon
- List of missions to Venus
- List of missions to Mars
- List of missions to the outer planets
- List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft
Spacecraft
- List of Solar System probes
- List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit
- List of objects at Lagrange points
- List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System
- List of lunar probes
- List of extraterrestrial orbiters
- List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
- List of rovers on extraterrestrial bodies
See also
- Outline of astronomy
- Outline of space exploration
- Astronomical symbols
- Planetary mnemonic
- HIP 11915 (a solar analog whose planetary system contains a Jupiter analog)
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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