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There are several rocks trapped in the orbit of the Sun.

They are ;-

The four rocky planets , Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

Then there is the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. These are 'lumps' of rock moving in an orbital belt about the Sun. One of these rocks can be identified as 'Ceres'.

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