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Solar system quiz: How well do you know our cosmic neighborhood?

Solar system quiz: How well do you know our cosmic neighborhood?


Earth isn’t alone in orbiting our sun; it’s joined by a bunch of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that we collectively call our solar system. But how much do you know about our home among the stars?

The solar system is primarily comprised of our sun — which makes up the vast majority of its mass — and the eight planets, which are split into three subcategories. First up are the rocky inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars; followed by the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn; then we reach the outmost planets, the ice giants Uranus and Neptune.

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