| Survey of the Solar System | 221 |
| 7.1Components of the Solar System | 222 |
| The Sun | 222 |
| The Planets | 223 |
| Two Types of Planets | 224 |
| Satellites | 225 |
| Asteroids and Comets | 226 |
| Composition Differences between the Inner and Outer Planets | 227 |
| Density as a Measure of a Planet's Composition | 227 |
| Extending Our Reach: Bode's Law: The Search for Order | 228 |
| Age of the Solar System | 230 |
| 7.2Origin of the Solar System | 230 |
| Interstellar Clouds | 231 |
| Formation of the Solar Nebula | 231 |
| Condensation in the Solar Nebula | 232 |
| Accretion and Planetesimals | 234 |
| Formation of the Planets | 234 |
| Re-Modeling: Direct Formation of Giant Planets | 235 |
| Formation of Moons | 236 |
| Final Stages of Planet Formation | 236 |
| Formation of Atmospheres | 236 |
| Cleaning up the Solar System | 236 |
| 7.3Other Planetary Systems | 238 |
| Re-Modeling: Migrating Planets | 239 |
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