diff --git a/planet.rb b/planet.rb
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+class Planet
+
+#the accessor allows methods to be called upon.
+attr_accessor :name, :trees, :hip_factor, :distance_from_sun, :number_of_moons, :number_of_rings, :number_of_martians, :solar_rotation
+
+  def initialize(planet_hash)
+    @name = planet_hash[:name]
+    @trees = planet_hash[:trees]
+    @hip_factor = planet_hash[:hip_factor]
+    @distance_from_sun = planet_hash[:distance_from_sun]
+    @number_of_moons = planet_hash[:number_of_moons]
+    @number_of_rings = planet_hash[:number_of_rings] || 4
+    @number_of_martians = planet_hash[:number_of_martians]
+    @solar_rotation = planet_hash[:solar_rotation]
+  end
+
+  def print_out
+    puts "#{@name}: A most fascinating planet. This planet has #{@trees} trees and a hip factor of #{@hip_factor}."
+  end
+end
+
+#create instances of Class planets
+
+fremont = {
+
+  name: "Fremont",
+  trees: "10,000",
+  hip_factor: "so-so",
+  distance_from_sun: "30,000 miles",
+  number_of_moons: "12",
+  number_of_rings: "32",
+  number_of_martians: "32,000",
+  solar_rotation: "43",
+}
+
+ballard = {
+  name: "Ballard",
+  trees: "800",
+  hip_factor: "high",
+  distance_from_sun: "48,000",
+  number_of_moons: "2",
+  #commenting this out so that it will pull default value set above
+  # number_of_rings: "390",
+  number_of_martians: "43,000",
+  solar_rotation: "44",
+}
+
+cap_hill = {
+
+  name: "Capitol Hill",
+  trees: "10",
+  hip_factor: "very high",
+  distance_from_sun: "30,000 miles",
+  number_of_moons: "12",
+  number_of_rings: "32",
+  number_of_martians: "32,000",
+  solar_rotation: "43",
+}
+
+puts "Greetings, earthing! Welcome to the Seattle Solar System. There are three stellar planets that are in orbit in this solar system."
+
+all_planets = []
+
+# push instances of planets into the array #Planet.new runs the initializer
+all_planets.push(Planet.new(fremont))
+all_planets.push(Planet.new(ballard))
+all_planets.push(Planet.new(cap_hill))
+
+count = 1
+
+puts "Which planet would you like to learn about? Type the number of your selection or type 'exit' to leave the program:"
+
+result = "n"
+
+while result != 0
+  count = 1
+  all_planets.each do |p|
+    puts "#{count}. #{p.name}"
+    count += 1
+  end
+  puts "#{count}. Exit"
+  result = gets.chomp.to_i
+  all_planets [result -1].print_out
+end
+
+
+#while continue == true
+#   if response =! "exit"
+#     puts "What planet do you want to learn about next?"
+
+
+#end
diff --git a/solar-system-progam.rb b/solar-system-progam.rb
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+require "./planet.rb"
+require "./solar_system.rb"
+
+#this is required even though Ruby can pull it from the planet.rb file. Anything that is a variable that's defined in 1 file will not exist in another file.
+fremont = {
+
+  name: "Fremont",
+  trees: "10,000",
+  hip_factor: "so-so",
+  distance_from_sun: "30,000 miles",
+  number_of_moons: "12",
+  number_of_rings: "32",
+  number_of_martians: "32,000",
+  solar_rotation: "43",
+}
+
+ballard = {
+  name: "Ballard",
+  trees: "800",
+  hip_factor: "high",
+  distance_from_sun: "48,000",
+  number_of_moons: "2",
+  number_of_rings: "390",
+  number_of_martians: "43,000",
+  solar_rotation: "44",
+}
+
+cap_hill = {
+
+  name: "Capitol Hill",
+  trees: "10",
+  hip_factor: "very high",
+  distance_from_sun: "30,000 miles",
+  number_of_moons: "12",
+  number_of_rings: "32",
+  number_of_martians: "32,000",
+  solar_rotation: "43",
+}
+
+#this line will allow Ruby to populate "Seattle" as the info when it calls the name key in the hash of the solar_system file
+s= Solarsystem.new({name: "Seattle"})
+#this will allow Ruby to call upon the 'add_new_planet' method in the solar_system.rb file and populate a new planet with Fremont's info
+s.add_new_planet(Planet.new(fremont))
+s.add_new_planet(Planet.new(ballard))
+s.add_new_planet(Planet.new(cap_hill))
+
+#print out the planets method defined in the solary system file
+puts s.planets
diff --git a/solar-system.rb b/solar-system.rb
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+#copy then contents of your solar system file here.
+
+
+class Solarsystem
+  attr_accessor :name, :planets
+
+  def initialize(planet_hash)
+    @name = planet_hash[:name]
+    @planets = []
+  end
+#this is what line 8 is doing.
+  # def planets
+  #   return @planets
+  # end
+
+  def add_new_planet(planet)
+    @planets.push(planet)
+  end
+
+  def add_many_planets(many_planets)
+    many_planets.each do |planet|
+    @aplanets.push(planet)
+    end
+  end
+
+end