PartsoftheSolarSystem
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Star
round object
madeof
burning gas
Thesunisastar.Itisthelargestobjectinthesolar system.
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Planet
large,round object
orbitsa star, such
as the sun
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,andNeptuneare planets.
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Moon
large,round object
doesn'torbit
the sun
orbitsaplanet,suchas Earth
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Asteroid
small,rocky object
orbitsthe sun
foundbetweentheorbitsofMars
and Jupiter