api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: yaml
dataset:
  id: 2895
  slug: solar-system-planets
  title: Solar System Planets
  description: The eight planets of the solar system.
  summary: The eight planets of the Solar System with their type, mean distance from the Sun in astronomical units, orbital period in days and number of known moons, extended with two well-known dwarf planets, Ceres and Pluto.
  use_when:
    - You need basic orbital facts for the planets or a comparison of inner and outer planets.
    - You are checking the distance or year length of a planet.
  caveats:
    - Distances are mean values; orbits are ellipses, so the real distance varies.
    - Moon counts change as discoveries are confirmed; treat them as a snapshot.
  related:
    - space-missions-milestones
    - phases-of-moon
    - types-of-stars
  entry_count: 10
  fields:
    - section: data
      field: planet
      type: string
      example: Mercury
    - section: data
      field: type
      type: string
      example: Terrestrial
    - section: data
      field: distance_au
      type: number|integer
      example: "0.39"
    - section: data
      field: orbital_period_days
      type: integer
      example: "88"
    - section: data
      field: moons
      type: integer
      example: "0"
  category: Astronomy
  category_slug: astronomy
  tags: astronomy,planets,solar-system
  view_count: 49
  created_at: 1793403093
  updated_at: 1793403093
data:
  - planet: Mercury
    type: Terrestrial
    distance_au: 0.39
    orbital_period_days: 88
    moons: 0
  - planet: Venus
    type: Terrestrial
    distance_au: 0.72
    orbital_period_days: 225
    moons: 0
  - planet: Earth
    type: Terrestrial
    distance_au: 1
    orbital_period_days: 365
    moons: 1
  - planet: Mars
    type: Terrestrial
    distance_au: 1.52
    orbital_period_days: 687
    moons: 2
  - planet: Jupiter
    type: Gas giant
    distance_au: 5.2
    orbital_period_days: 4333
    moons: 95
  - planet: Saturn
    type: Gas giant
    distance_au: 9.58
    orbital_period_days: 10759
    moons: 146
  - planet: Uranus
    type: Ice giant
    distance_au: 19.22
    orbital_period_days: 30687
    moons: 27
  - planet: Neptune
    type: Ice giant
    distance_au: 30.05
    orbital_period_days: 60190
    moons: 14
  - planet: Ceres
    type: Dwarf planet
    distance_au: 2.77
    orbital_period_days: 1682
    moons: 0
  - planet: Pluto
    type: Dwarf planet
    distance_au: 39.48
    orbital_period_days: 90560
    moons: 5