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How many planets are in the Solar System?

8

Background

Our Solar System has eight planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are small rocky worlds. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are huge gas planets. Pluto has officially been counted only as a dwarf planet since 2006.

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