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What Fraction of the Total Mass of the Solar System is locked up in the 4 Terrestrial Planets?
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A very small percentage. The total mass of the four inner planets is around 0.00059% of the total mass of the solar system. This is around 6 millionths.
The sun makes up around 99.85% of the total solar system mass, while the gas giant planets make up most of the remaining mass.
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