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  1. False-color full-disk ultraviolet observation of the Sun from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.StarData updated 2026-07-31SunG-type main-sequence star · Solar System primaryThe star whose gravity, light and plasma weather shape every Solar System journey.Mean radius 695,700 kmReference gravity 274 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  2. A false-colour MESSENGER view of Mercury as a round, cratered world, brightly lit on the left and fading into shadow on the right.Terrestrial planetData updated 2026-07-30MercuryRocky terrestrial planetThe smallest planet and the closest to the Sun, with an old cratered surface, a huge metal core and almost no insulating atmosphere.Mean radius 2,439.4 kmReference gravity 3.7 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  3. A pale cream false-colour disk of Venus, with broad cloud streaks curving across the planet.Terrestrial planetData updated 2026-07-30VenusRocky terrestrial planetEarth's near-size neighbour, hidden beneath carbon-dioxide air and sulfuric-acid clouds, with the hottest planetary surface.Mean radius 6,051.8 kmReference gravity 8.87 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  4. A full-disk Blue Marble view of Earth showing the Americas, blue ocean and white cloud systems.Terrestrial planetData updated 2026-07-29EarthRocky planet with surface oceansOur measured home world, shaped by liquid water, moving rock, an active atmosphere and life.Mean radius 6,371 kmReference gravity 9.8 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  5. A sharp grayscale mosaic of the Moon's familiar near side, with dark maria, bright highlands and clearly defined craters.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-29MoonRocky natural satelliteEarth's nearest celestial neighbour, preserving a long record of impacts, volcanism and the early Solar System.Mean radius 1,737.4 kmReference gravity 1.62 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  6. A processed global color mosaic of Mars with reddish terrain, a bright north polar cap, dark regions and Valles Marineris.Terrestrial planetData updated 2026-07-29MarsCold rocky planetA cold desert world whose rocks and landforms preserve evidence of a wetter, more active past.Mean radius 3,389.5 kmReference gravity 3.71 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  7. HiRISE view of irregular Phobos with Stickney crater and a dusty, grooved surface.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31PhobosIrregular natural satellite of MarsA battered, inward-spiraling moon that may someday break into a ring or strike Mars.Mean radius 11.1 kmReference gravity 0.005773 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  8. High-resolution spacecraft view of small irregular Deimos against black space.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31DeimosOuter irregular natural satellite of MarsMars's smaller, smoother-looking moon, with craters partly softened by a thick blanket of loose debris.Mean radius 6.2 kmReference gravity 0.002503 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  9. Dawn spacecraft global mosaic of Ceres with bright Occator deposits.Dwarf planetData updated 2026-07-31CeresDwarf planet · Main asteroid beltA water-rich dwarf planet whose bright salts record activity inside an ancient small world.Mean radius 469.7 kmReference gravity 0.27 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  10. A near-natural-color global mosaic of Jupiter showing cream and reddish cloud bands, white ovals and the Great Red Spot.Gas giantData updated 2026-07-29JupiterHydrogen-rich gas giantThe Solar System's largest planet, a rapidly rotating world of deep fluid layers, powerful weather and intense gravity.Mean radius 69,911 kmReference gravity 24.79 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  11. False-color Galileo global mosaic of yellow, orange, white and black volcanic terrains on Io.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31IoVolcanic Galilean moonJupiter's innermost Galilean moon and the most volcanically active world known.Mean radius 1,821.5 kmReference gravity 1.796 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  12. Reprocessed Galileo mosaic of Europa's pale ice crossed by dark reddish bands and fractures.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31EuropaIcy Galilean ocean-world candidateA bright, fractured ice world with strong evidence for a salty ocean hidden below.Mean radius 1,560.8 kmReference gravity 1.315 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  13. Natural-color Galileo view of Ganymede with dark ancient terrain, bright grooves and impact scars.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31GanymedeLargest moon and magnetic ocean-world candidateThe Solar System's largest moon, with its own internally generated magnetic field and evidence for deep water layers.Mean radius 2,631.2 kmReference gravity 1.428 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  14. Color Galileo mosaic of dark Callisto covered by bright impact scars and multi-ring basins.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31CallistoAncient cratered Galilean moonA vast, ancient impact archive whose quiet exterior may conceal a deep salty layer.Mean radius 2,410.3 kmReference gravity 1.236 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  15. Saturn and its rings seen as a thin sunlit crescent against black space in a Cassini mosaic.Gas giantData updated 2026-07-30SaturnHydrogen-rich gas giantA low-density giant wrapped in weather and a broad system of icy rings, with no solid surface beneath its visible clouds.Mean radius 58,232 kmReference gravity 10.44 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  16. Cassini grayscale mosaic of Mimas with the giant Herschel crater dominating the visible hemisphere.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31MimasSmall cratered major moon of SaturnA scarred ice-rich moon dominated by Herschel crater, with a possible young ocean hidden beneath an outwardly quiet shell.Mean radius 198.2 kmReference gravity 0.06373 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  17. Cassini visible and infrared global views of Enceladus highlighting fresh ice and active terrain.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31EnceladusActive icy ocean moonA small bright moon that vents water-rich material from a global ocean into space.Mean radius 252.1 kmReference gravity 0.1135 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  18. Cassini grayscale mosaic of Tethys showing its bright cratered disk and the long Ithaca Chasma fracture system.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31TethysIce-rich moon split by a giant chasmA bright ice-rich moon carrying both the immense Odysseus impact basin and the globe-spanning Ithaca Chasma.Mean radius 531.1 kmReference gravity 0.1461 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  19. Cassini grayscale full-disk mosaic of Dione showing bright icy terrain, craters and long fractures.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31DioneFractured icy moon of SaturnAn icy world where Cassini turned mysterious bright wisps into a readable network of tectonic cliffs and canyons.Mean radius 561.4 kmReference gravity 0.232 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  20. Cassini grayscale full-disk mosaic of Rhea showing an ancient surface packed with impact craters.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31RheaAncient icy second-largest moon of SaturnSaturn's second-largest moon, preserving an ancient crater archive and an oxygen-carbon-dioxide exosphere trillions of times thinner than Earth's air.Mean radius 763.5 kmReference gravity 0.2641 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  21. Natural-color Cassini view of hazy orange Titan passing in front of Saturn and its rings.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31TitanLarge moon with a nitrogen atmosphere and hydrocarbon seasA hazy world with weather, dunes, rivers and seas made of hydrocarbons, plus an inferred water ocean below.Mean radius 2,574.8 kmReference gravity 1.354 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  22. Cassini false-color view of irregular Hyperion, covered in deep sponge-like craters with bright walls and dark floors.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31HyperionChaotically tumbling porous moon of SaturnA sponge-looking rubble pile whose orbit with Titan helps drive an unpredictable tumble.Mean radius 135 kmReference gravity 0.02033 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  23. Cassini paired global views of Iapetus, showing a charcoal-dark leading hemisphere and snow-bright trailing terrain.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31IapetusTwo-tone outer major moon of SaturnA yin-yang moon whose charcoal-dark and snow-bright hemispheres are crossed by a mountain ridge around the equator.Mean radius 734.3 kmReference gravity 0.2235 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  24. Cassini grayscale mosaic of dark, irregular Phoebe, showing overlapping craters and bright material exposed on crater walls.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31PhoebeDistant retrograde irregular moon of SaturnA dark, cratered moon travelling backward around Saturn—strong evidence that it was captured from elsewhere.Mean radius 106.5 kmReference gravity 0.04891 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  25. Two Voyager views of Uranus side by side, one pale cyan in near-natural colour and one banded in strongly enhanced false colour.Ice giantData updated 2026-07-30UranusIce giantA cold blue-green giant rotating almost on its side, with faint rings, long seasons and a deep interior known mostly through models.Mean radius 25,362 kmReference gravity 8.87 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  26. Voyager 2 color composite of Miranda showing bright and dark banded terrain, craters, ridges and valleys.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31MirandaSmall fractured major moon of UranusThe smallest major Uranian moon, where giant cliffs, grooves and oval coronae divide terrain of different ages.Mean radius 235.8 kmReference gravity 0.07734 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  27. Voyager 2 color composite of Ariel showing cratered plains crossed by fault scarps and long valleys.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31ArielBright, geologically renewed major moon of UranusThe brightest major Uranian moon, crossed by fault valleys and younger deposits that record past internal activity.Mean radius 578.9 kmReference gravity 0.2492 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  28. Voyager 2 clear-filter image of dark Umbriel with heavy cratering and a bright ring near the limb.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31UmbrielDark, ancient major moon of UranusThe darkest major Uranian moon, preserving an old cratered surface and a bright ring whose origin is still unknown.Mean radius 584.7 kmReference gravity 0.2489 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  29. Voyager 2 color composite of Titania showing craters and a large trench near the day-night boundary.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31TitaniaLargest moon of Uranus with a faulted ice crustUranus' largest moon, where enormous fault valleys show that the icy crust was stretched and broken.Mean radius 788.9 kmReference gravity 0.3646 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  30. Voyager 2 reconstructed-color image of Oberon with bright-ray craters, dark crater floors and a mountain at the limb.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31OberonOuter, heavily cratered major moon of UranusThe outermost major Uranian moon, preserving old craters, dark crater floors and a mountain rising at the limb.Mean radius 761.4 kmReference gravity 0.3541 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  31. A processed Voyager 2 portrait of Neptune as a blue sphere with pale cloud bands and bright high clouds.Ice giantData updated 2026-07-30NeptuneIce giantThe outermost major planet, a cold blue world with fast winds, changing storms and a warm hidden interior.Mean radius 24,622 kmReference gravity 11.15 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  32. Voyager 2 global color mosaic of pale Triton with pinkish terrain, dark streaks and icy plains.Natural satelliteData updated 2026-07-31TritonRetrograde captured ice worldNeptune's largest moon, orbiting backward with a young icy surface and observed nitrogen plumes.Mean radius 1,352.6 kmReference gravity 0.7808 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  33. Enhanced-color New Horizons composite of Pluto and Charon.Dwarf planetData updated 2026-07-31PlutoDwarf planet · Kuiper BeltA geologically diverse ice world whose heart-shaped basin reshaped our idea of small planets.Mean radius 1,188.3 kmReference gravity 0.62 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  34. Vastward artistic reconstruction of elongated Haumea with its narrow ring.Dwarf planetData updated 2026-07-31HaumeaDwarf planet · Kuiper Belt · RingedA rapidly rotating, elongated ice world with two moons and the first ring found around a dwarf planet.Mean radius 798 kmReference gravity 0.42 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  35. Vastward artistic reconstruction of reddish Makemake with its faint moon MK2.Dwarf planetData updated 2026-07-31MakemakeDwarf planet · Kuiper BeltA methane-coated distant world whose faint moon may one day let us weigh it properly.Mean radius 715 kmReference gravity 0.34 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile
  36. Vastward artistic reconstruction of pale Eris and its moon Dysnomia.Dwarf planetData updated 2026-07-31ErisDwarf planet · Scattered discA massive, distant ice world whose discovery forced astronomers to define the word planet.Mean radius 1,163 kmReference gravity 0.82 m/s²Measurements, methods and source trail includedOpen profile