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A familiar sight if you were a human, the Solar System was our little house in the stellar neighborhood. The Sol System was located in the Orion Spur, in the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. The central star, known colloquially as the Sun, or Sol, was a Class-G2V Main Sequence Yellow Dwarf. Orbiting it were eight planets, one of which was Class M.
Sol-1, also known as Mercury, was a small Class B planet orbiting close in to the Sun. It was no larger than even a moon. It lacked a substantial atmosphere, and its orbit-rotation ratio was approximately 2:3. It was believed that there were icy reservoirs hidden below the polar craters.
Sol-2, also known as Venus, was a large Class N world. It had an extremely thick atmosphere that trapped heat, leading to temperatures than can at times skyrocket to up to 500ºC. It rotated backwards, and its rotation rate was notably longer than its year.
Sol-3, also known as Earth, was the only Class M planet orbiting Sol. Alternatively named Terra, it has a single large moon, named Luna. It was home to an incredibly ruthless, savage and destructive species known as the Humans, although I may be proven wrong.
Sol-4, also known as Mars, was a Class K world sometimes called the Red Planet. It was named as such due to the high iron content in its rocks. It harbored two small asteroidal moons, Phobos and Deimos. Humanity has long dreamt of colonizing this world.
A large partition separated the inner and outer worlds. This partition was comprised of millions of rocks, known as the Asteroid Belt. It was theorized to have been a primordial planet that never formed, however a small dwarf planet resided here; 1-Ceres.
Sol-5, also known as Jupiter, was the largest and most massive planet in the system. Double the mass of all the other planets, it was home to some 79 moons, the most notable of which being Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, moons so large they could be classified planets in their own right were they ejected from Jupiter's gravity somehow.
Sol-6, also known as Saturn, was a slightly less massive planet than Jupiter, but what it lacked in mass, it made up for in looks. Huge rings of ice and dust encircle the planet, contrasting its overall dull, cream colored cloud tops. It played host to some 124 moons, notably Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus.
Sol-7, also known as Uranus, was an ice giant, and stood at just over a third of Jupiter's own size. It spun sideways compared to other planets, thought to be the aftermath of a collision several billion years ago, and harbored approximately 27 moons, notably Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
Sol-8, also known as Neptune, was another ice giant. Slightly smaller than Uranus, it was home to some 14 moons. The most notable ones being Proteus, Triton and Nereid. Triton orbits in a circular fashion around Neptune, albeit backwards relative to the planet's spin. Its orbit is slowly decaying, and in 3.5 billion years it may collapse into a new ring system.
An honorable member of the group was Pluto. A pseudo-binary system, with its moon Charon being almost half the size of the planet itself. It was declassified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet back in 2006.
Yes, I did just call Humans that. Yes, this is art of our Solar System. And definitely yes, I used this art for Saturn's rings. Hope you enjoy!

Description
A familiar sight if you were a human, the Solar System was our little house in the stellar neighborhood. The Sol System was located in the Orion Spur, in the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. The central star, known colloquially as the Sun, or Sol, was a Class-G2V Main Sequence Yellow Dwarf. Orbiting it were eight planets, one of which was Class M.
Sol-1, also known as Mercury, was a small Class B planet orbiting close in to the Sun. It was no larger than even a moon. It lacked a substantial atmosphere, and its orbit-rotation ratio was approximately 2:3. It was believed that there were icy reservoirs hidden below the polar craters.
Sol-2, also known as Venus, was a large Class N world. It had an extremely thick atmosphere that trapped heat, leading to temperatures than can at times skyrocket to up to 500ºC. It rotated backwards, and its rotation rate was notably longer than its year.
Sol-3, also known as Earth, was the only Class M planet orbiting Sol. Alternatively named Terra, it has a single large moon, named Luna. It was home to an incredibly ruthless, savage and destructive species known as the Humans, although I may be proven wrong.
Sol-4, also known as Mars, was a Class K world sometimes called the Red Planet. It was named as such due to the high iron content in its rocks. It harbored two small asteroidal moons, Phobos and Deimos. Humanity has long dreamt of colonizing this world.
A large partition separated the inner and outer worlds. This partition was comprised of millions of rocks, known as the Asteroid Belt. It was theorized to have been a primordial planet that never formed, however a small dwarf planet resided here; 1-Ceres.
Sol-5, also known as Jupiter, was the largest and most massive planet in the system. Double the mass of all the other planets, it was home to some 79 moons, the most notable of which being Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, moons so large they could be classified planets in their own right were they ejected from Jupiter's gravity somehow.
Sol-6, also known as Saturn, was a slightly less massive planet than Jupiter, but what it lacked in mass, it made up for in looks. Huge rings of ice and dust encircle the planet, contrasting its overall dull, cream colored cloud tops. It played host to some 124 moons, notably Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan and Iapetus.
Sol-7, also known as Uranus, was an ice giant, and stood at just over a third of Jupiter's own size. It spun sideways compared to other planets, thought to be the aftermath of a collision several billion years ago, and harbored approximately 27 moons, notably Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
Sol-8, also known as Neptune, was another ice giant. Slightly smaller than Uranus, it was home to some 14 moons. The most notable ones being Proteus, Triton and Nereid. Triton orbits in a circular fashion around Neptune, albeit backwards relative to the planet's spin. Its orbit is slowly decaying, and in 3.5 billion years it may collapse into a new ring system.
An honorable member of the group was Pluto. A pseudo-binary system, with its moon Charon being almost half the size of the planet itself. It was declassified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet back in 2006.
Yes, I did just call Humans that. Yes, this is art of our Solar System. And definitely yes, I used this art for Saturn's rings. Hope you enjoy!