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A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants,

interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together

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by gravity.[1][2] The word is derived from the Greek
galaxias (γαλαξίας), literally 'milky', a reference to

The the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System.
Galaxies, averaging an estimated 100 million stars,[3]
range in size from dwarfs with less than a thousand
stars,[4] to the largest galaxies known – supergiants

Galaxy with one hundred trillion stars, each orbiting its


galaxy's center of mass. Most of the mass in a typical
galaxy is in the form of dark matter, with only a few
percent of that mass visible in the form of stars and
nebulae. Supermassive black holes are a common
feature at the centres of galaxies.
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The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It orbits
at an average distance of 384,400 km

The (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of


Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon
have synchronized the Moon's orbital period (
lunar month) with its rotation period (lunar day)

Moon at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the


Moon to always face Earth. The Moon's
gravitational pull—and, to a lesser extent, the Sun
's—are the main drivers of Earth's tides.
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the
only astronomical object known to harbor life.
This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world,
the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid
surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is

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contained in its global ocean, covering 70.8% of
Earth's crust. The remaining 29.2% of Earth's
crust is land, most of which is located in the form
of continental landmasses within Earth's

The Earth land hemisphere. Most of Earth's land is


somewhat humid and covered by vegetation,
while large sheets of ice at Earth's polar deserts
retain more water than Earth's groundwater,
lakes, rivers and atmospheric water combined.
Earth's crust consists of slowly moving
tectonic plates, which interact to produce
mountain ranges, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
Earth has a liquid outer core that generates a
magnetosphere capable of deflecting most of the
destructive solar winds and cosmic radiation.
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is a

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terrestrial planet and is the closest in
mass and size to its orbital neighbour Earth.
Venus has by far the densest atmosphere of the
terrestrial planets, composed mostly of

Venus carbon dioxide with a thick, global sulfuric acid


cloud cover. At the surface it has a mean
temperature of 737 K (464 °C; 867 °F) and a
pressure of 92 times that of Earth's at sea level.
These extreme conditions compress carbon
dioxide into a supercritical state at Venus's
surface.
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the
smallest in the Solar System. In English, it is named
after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (Mercury),

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god of commerce and communication, and the
messenger of the gods. Mercury is classified as a
terrestrial planet, with roughly the same surface
gravity as Mars. The surface of Mercury is heavily

Mercury cratered, as a result of countless impact events


that have accumulated over billions of years. Its
largest crater, Caloris Planitia, has a diameter of
1,550 km (960 mi), which is about one-third the
diameter of the planet (4,880 km or 3,030 mi).
Similarly to the Earth's Moon, Mercury's surface
displays an expansive rupes system generated
from thrust faults and bright ray systems formed
by impact event remnants.

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