Basic Concepts
- Asteroid
- Celestial mechanics
- Comet
- Dwarf planet
- Extrasolar planet
- Gas giant
- Icy moon
- Kuiper belt
- Magnetosphere
- Minor planet
- Planet
- Planetary differentiation
- Planetary system
- Definition of a planet
- Space weather
- Terrestrial planet
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