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