Motion
of Large Bodies
All large bodies in the solar system
orbit in the same direction and in nearly the same plane
Most also rotate in that direction
2
major planet types
Terrestrial planets- earth like
planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
Jovian planets- “Gas giants”
Swarms
of smaller bodies
Many rocky asteroids and icy comets
populate the solar system.
Nebular
theory:
Our solar system formed from a giant cloud of
interstellar gas.
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