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Asteroid Various sized rocks laying mostly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, although they occasionall come much closer
Comets Snowballs of frozen gases orbiting the Sun
Meteors and Fireballs Dust and small particles burning up as they enter the atmosphere
Models of the Solar System Scales Model of the Solar System
Moon Earth single natural satellite
The Planets The nine planets
The Sun Our Star