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Artificial satellites Satellites placed into orbit by humans
Asteroid An irregular rocky object in orbit around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Asteroid belt A group of rocks that orbit the Sun in a band between Mars and Jupiter.
Comet A ball of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit.
Gas giants The large planets of the outer solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Meteor A meteoroid that enters the Earth's atmosphere, usually creating a blue streak as it burns up: a shooting star.
Meteorite A meteor big enough for a part of it to fall on the ground.
Meteoroid A small particle or body of rock that orbits the Sun near the Earth's orbit.
Milky Way The galaxy in which the solar system is located.
Phases Different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
Solar system The Sun and all the planets, satellites, comets and other bodies revolving around it.
Terrestrial Earth-like, rocky. The four terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
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