Mercury, The Solar System Historian: How the solar system formed

The video explores the formation of the solar system, focusing on Mercury and the process of planet formation. It describes how the early solar system was a disk of gas and dust, leading to the formation of planetesimals and eventually planets. The video explains the differences between the rocky inner planets and the gas giants, highlighting the role of gravitational pull and solar wind in shaping the solar system.

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Describe the early solar system as mentioned in the text.

What are planetesimals and how do they form?

What happens to the debris remaining between the orbits closest to the sun?

How do the rocky inner planets differ from the gas giants?