An overview of our Solar System:

 Here's an overview of our Solar System:

The Sun:

- The center of our Solar System

- A massive ball of hot, glowing gas

- Makes up 99.8% of the Solar System's mass

The 8 Planets:

1. *Mercury*: Closest planet to the Sun, smallest planet

2. *Venus*: Hottest planet, thick atmosphere

3. *Earth*: Only known planet with life, diverse ecosystems

4. *Mars*: Rocky planet, potential for life

5. *Jupiter*: Largest planet, gas giant

6. *Saturn*: Ringed planet, gas giant

7. *Uranus*: Tilted axis, icy planet

8. *Neptune*: Coldest planet, icy giant

Dwarf Planets:

1. *Pluto*: Most well-known dwarf planet

2. *Eris*: Largest dwarf planet

3. *Ceres*: Only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt

4. *Haumea*: Icy dwarf planet

5. *Makemake*: Icy dwarf planet

Other Objects:

1. *Asteroids*: Small rocky objects in the asteroid belt

2. *Comets*: Icy bodies that release gas and dust

3. *Kuiper Belt*: Region of icy bodies beyond Neptune

4. *Oort Cloud*: Distant region of icy bodies surrounding the Solar System

Interesting Facts:

1. The Solar System is about 4.6 billion years old.

2. The Sun loses about 1% of its mass every 100 million years.

3. The fastest planet is Mercury, with an orbital speed of 47,400 km/h.

4. The largest moon is Ganymede, orbiting Jupiter.