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Gas giants in the solar system
From top to bottom: Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter to approximate scale and color.

The outer planets are planets in the Solar System that are beyond the asteroid belt. The four planets; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are gas giants. All four of these planets have planetary rings which are made up of dust and other particles.

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