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A '''planet''' is an astronomical body that is in [[orbit]] around a [[star]], that has sufficient mass for its own [[gravity]] to overcome rigid body forces, assumes an approximately spherical shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit <ref>http://www.iau.org/iau0603.414.0.html</ref>, i.e. has "swept out" the area around its orbit during its formation, accreting into its mass all other smaller bodies within its orbit. Consequently, a planet does not share its orbital region with any other bodies of significant size, except for its satellites or those collected later by virtue of its gravitational field.
A '''planet''' is an astronomical body that is in [[orbit]] around a [[star]], that has sufficient mass for its own [[gravity]] to overcome rigid body forces, assumes an approximately spherical shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit <ref>http://www.iau.org/iau0603.414.0.html</ref>, i.e. has "swept out" the area around its orbit during its formation, accreting into its mass all other smaller bodies within its orbit. Consequently, a planet does not share its orbital region with any other bodies of significant size, except for its satellites or those collected later by virtue of its gravitational field.
The order of the planets, from the [[Sun]] outward, is:
#[[Mercury]]
#[[Venus]]
#[[Earth]]
#[[Mars]]
#[[Jupiter]]
#[[Saturn]]
#[[Uranus]]
#[[Neptune]]
An easy way to remember this order is, "Mary's violet eyes make Johnny stay up nights." [http://www.nineplanets.org/intro.html}
(The first letter of each word reminds you of the planet's name.)
== Young Earth Creationism View ==
== Young Earth Creationism View ==