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Objects in Our Solar System
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| solar system | made up of a star and other space objects |
| planet | a large, round body that revolves around a star |
| comet | a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice and dust that have long orbits around the sun |
| asteroid | rock and iron objects that orbit the sun |
| moon | orbits a planet |
| asteroid belt | the region between Mars and Jupiter where millions of asteroids are located |
| star | huge balls of hot, glowing gases |
| dwarf planets | nearly round bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies |
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