inner Solar System
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The inner Solar System is the region of our planetary system that includes the four terrestrial planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—along with the asteroid belt’s inner edge, all orbiting relatively close to the Sun.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of the Solar System ⓘ |
| averageOrbitalDistanceRange | about 0.39 to about 2.1 astronomical units from the Sun ⓘ |
| averageOrbitalPeriodRange | about 0.24 to 1.88 Earth years for major planets ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
relatively high temperatures compared to outer Solar System
ⓘ
rocky planets ⓘ shorter orbital periods than outer planets ⓘ |
| containsDwarfPlanetCandidate | Ceres vicinity (on inner edge of asteroid belt) ⓘ |
| containsHabitablePlanet | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHumanSpaceActivityRegion |
Earth orbit
ⓘ
Mars vicinity (planned and robotic missions) ⓘ Moon vicinity ⓘ |
| containsOrbitalRegion | near-Earth object region ⓘ |
| containsPlanet |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPlanetType | terrestrial planet ⓘ |
| containsSmallBodyPopulation |
asteroids
ⓘ
dust ⓘ meteoroids ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Kuiper belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oort cloud NERFINISHED ⓘ outer Solar System ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
space probes
ⓘ
telescopic observations ⓘ |
| formationCharacteristic |
higher temperatures led to condensation of refractory materials
ⓘ
lack of volatile-rich giant planets ⓘ |
| gravitationallyInfluencedBy | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gravitationallyInteractsWith | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| hasFormationHistory | formed from inner part of the protoplanetary disk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ inner edge of the asteroid belt ⓘ main-belt asteroids near the inner edge ⓘ near-Earth asteroids ⓘ terrestrial planets ⓘ |
| includesHabitableZone | region around the Sun where liquid water can exist on a planet surface ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outerBoundaryApproximateLocation | inner edge of the main asteroid belt ⓘ |
| outerBoundaryApproximateSemiMajorAxis | about 2.1 astronomical units ⓘ |
| partOf | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
astronomy
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| typicalPlanetaryAtmospheres | thin or moderate atmospheres compared to gas giants ⓘ |
| typicalPlanetComposition | silicate rock and metals ⓘ |
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