2007-03-20 10:52:39 · 2 answers · asked by Rachael M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Terrestrial planets closer to the Sun, giant gaseous planets thereafter with the main asteroid belt separating them. Most planets have satellites. Another belt of asteroids exists after Neptune, it's called the Kuiper belt. After that the Oort cloud where comets can be found.
Most of these objects are situated in a flat disk we call the ecliptic, the only exception being the Oort cloud that is considered spherical. All objects rotate around the Sun, the most massive object of the Solar System. The orbits of these objects are all elliptical.
2007-03-21 15:38:28 · answer #1 · answered by stardom65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It is in a form governed by gravity, with large mass bodies circled by lower mass bodies. (Not quite right because orbits are elliptical, but close enough.)
2007-03-20 13:36:32 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋