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They are sometimes called "major planets" to distinguish them from the "minor planets" (the asteroids) and "dwarf planets" like Pluto.
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What are major planets in the solar system called?
The 8 major planets in the solar system areMercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneAnd an easy way to remember them in order is:MyVeryElderlyMotherJustSawUrNipples
Are there any other planets other than the eight major planets of our solar system?
Over 900 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars. These are called exoplanets.
What kind of planets are Earth and Mars?
Earth and Mars, along with Mercury and Venus, are rocky planets.
Which of the planets do scientists NOT consider a major planet?
There are eight planets, which can also be loosely descibed as major planets. Below that there are dwarf planets and then minor planets, also know as asteroids.
What are the five planets on the outerside of the asteroid belt called?
There are only four major planets with orbits beyond the asteroid belt, they are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
What are major planets?
They are the eight planets Mercury to Neptune.
What are the sun and its eight planets called?
The Sun and it's eight major planets are part of the solar system. Our solar system also contains 5 dwarf planets (as of 2017) and more than 700,000 minor planets and other objects.
What do you call the group of eight major planets five dwarf planets and other matter that orbits the sun?
This is called the solar system.
What is the number of officially recognised planets?
There are eight major planets.
What are the inner planets sometimes call?
the inner planets are sometimes called Terrestrial Planets
How many planets and plutoids are in the solar system?
There are eight major planets, ten dwarf planets (sometimes called "plutoids"), and two protoplanets known to be in the solar system. Bear in mind, however, that, as we are always expanding the horizons of our knowledge the numbers quite possibly will change. For a list of major objects (such as planets and plutoids) in the solar system, see related links.
What are the planets in the constellation Canis Major?
Constellations consist of stars, not planets.
