major planets
Mercury through Neptune
Major planets are the eight largest bodies orbiting the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The term distinguishes these from dwarf planets like Pluto, which was reclassified in 2006.
Before that reclassification, major planets was rarely used since planet alone sufficed.
Messenger god or planet
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- EarthOur world
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- JupiterLargest solar system planet
Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · terrestrial · gas giants · ice giants · moons · rings
Largest solar system planet
- SaturnRinged gas giant
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- VenusLove goddess, or planet
- MercuryMessenger god or planet
Neptune · Uranus · Zeus · Ares · Aphrodite · Hermes · Poseidon · Cronus
Quantity of matter
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- escape velocitySpeed to overcome gravity
- orbital mechanicsScience of celestial motion
tides · surface gravity · freefall · space-time curvature · gravitational field
Celestial belt of signs
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- natal chartStar positions at birth
- birth chartZodiac map at delivery
- transitsActs of passing through
aspects · conjunction · trine · square · opposition · retrograde · houses · signs
Mercury
Messenger god or planet
Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · terrestrial · gas giants · ice giants · moons · rings · orbit
Jupiter
Largest solar system planet
Mercury · Neptune · Uranus · Zeus · Ares · Aphrodite · Hermes · Poseidon · Cronus · Roman gods
mass
Quantity of matter
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- gravitational pullAttractive force between masses
- escape velocitySpeed to overcome gravity
orbital mechanics · tides · surface gravity · freefall · space-time curvature · gravitational field
zodiac
Celestial belt of signs
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- natal chartStar positions at birth
- birth chartZodiac map at delivery
transits · aspects · conjunction · trine · square · opposition · retrograde · houses · signs · Mercury retrograde
major planetsdwarf planets
Small orbiting spherical bodies
asteroids · Pluto · Ceres · Eris · planetesimals
major planetsspace debris
Artificial objects orbiting Earth
meteoroids · comets · cosmic dust · micrometeorites · space rocks
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