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This is what the planets of our solar system look like when we visualize how their gravity warps the fabric of spacetime. According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravity isn't simply an invisible force pulling objects together. Mass actually curves the fabric of space time around it. Every planet in our solar system creates its own distortion. Smaller worlds like Mercury and Mars produce relatively shallow curves, while larger planets bend space time much more strongly. with more than twice the mass of all the other planets combined, creates by far the deepest planetary distortion in our solar system. But even Jupiter is tiny compared with the Sun. Holding more than 99% of the solar system's mass, the Sun creates an enormous gravitational well that governs the motion of every planet around it. What you're seeing is a visualization to help you understand how mass shapes the geometry of our solar system.