Outline of 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.
Regions and celestial objects of the Solar System
- 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
From largest to smallest structure:
- 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
- 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.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Features
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 lunar probes
- List of extraterrestrial orbiters
- List of landings on extraterrestrial bodies
- List of Mars landers
- List of artificial objects on extraterrestrial surfaces
- Deliberate crash 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)