Survey of the Solar System 437 14.1 Components of the Solar System 438 The Sun 438 The Planets 439 Two Types of Planets 440 Satellites 441 Asteroids and Comets 442 Composition Differences between the Inner and Outer Planets 443 Density as a Measure of a Planet's Composition 443 Extending Our Reach: Bode's Law: The Search for Order 444 Age of the Solar System 446
14.2 Origin of the Solar System 446 Interstellar Clouds 447 Formation of the Solar Nebula 447 Condensation in the Solar Nebula 448 Accretion and Planetesimals 450 Formation of the Planets 450 Re-Modeling: Direct Formation of Giant Planets 451 Formation of Moons 452 Final Stages of Planet Formation 452 Formation of Atmospheres 452 Cleaning up the Solar System 452
14.3 Other Planetary Systems 454 | 
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