Solar system Artwork of the solar system showing the paths blue lines of the nine planets as they orbit around the Sun The four inner planets are from inner to outer Mercury Venus Earth and Mars Around the inner solar system is a broad belt containing thousands of minor planets asteroids The five outer planets are inner to outer Jupiter lower right Saturn lower left Uranus upper left Neptune upper right and Pluto far right The star clouds of our galaxy the Milky Way appear as a broad luminous band at upper right
