Kepler's 3rd Law ( Harmonic Law ) - The square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of the planet's mean distance ( semi-major axis of the planet's elliptical orbit ) from the sun.
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Outer Solar Planets

Inner Solar Planets
source: http://www.cab.u-szeged.hu/WWW/tnp/nineplanets/overview.html
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