Place details
Place nameSolar System
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Refers to all material substance and deep space included within the sphere of the gravitational attraction of the Sun, including the Sun, the planetary system, asteroids, comets, and all gas and dust that is gravitationally bound to the Sun. The effective edge of the solar system corresponds to distances from the Sun where the gravitational perturbations of passing stars are of comparable magnitude to the gravitational pull of the Sun itself.