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From little Mercury, whose rocky surface is scorched by the heat of the Sun, to countless deep-frozen cometary chunks from whose surface the Sun appears as a bright point, a remarkable collection of planets, asteroids and comets makes up the Solar System.

Two planetary monarchs compared – Earth, queen of the terrestrial planets, and Jupiter, king of the gas giants.