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they are larger than earth and have low densities.

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Which planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets?

Of the Jovian (gas giant) planets, Neptune is the smallest while Jupiter is the largest.


How are terrestrial planets different from the Jovian planets?

Terrestrial planets have terra firma, a.k.a. hard ground. The gas giants are giant balls of gas.


Is Neptune a terrestrial ar a jovian planet?

Neptune is one of the Jovian planets. It is a gas giant, as opposed to being a terrestrial planet.


Another name for the inner planets?

The outer planets are also called Jovian planets or gas giants. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These outer planets are gaseous with no solid surfaces and only liquid cores.


Can you describe the surface of the Jovian planets?

The Jovian planets are gas giants and have no surface.


Why are were the jovian planets given this name?

"Jovian" planets are named after our Solar System's premiere gas giant, Jupiter. "Jove" is another name for the old Roman god "Jupiter" after which the planet was named.


Name the jovian planets?

The four Jovian planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.They are all giant gas planets, meaning that they are not only outstandingly giant planets, but also that they are not mainly composed of solid matters such as rock, but of gas!The Romans named the planet Jove/Jupiter, the name of one of their mythological gods. The word Jovian is the adjective form of Jove.And the planet Jove/Jupiter is by far the biggest (or 'god'!) of all the Jovian planets!For more information, see Related links below.


Is the planet Mars Rocky or gas giant?

its rocky the gas giants are also known as jovian planets or the outer planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.


Which planets are Jovian and what does that term mean?

The Jovian Planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.... Jovian means Made of Gas.


Do all jovian planets have active volcano?

It is impossible for the jovian planets to have volcanoes, because they are made of gas.


What are the jovian planets vs terrestrial?

"Jovian" planets are considered to be mainly made up of various gases, and are also known as "gas giants". The Jovian planets are known as "Jovian" from the largest gas giant in the solar system: Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus (Haha, very funny) are all considered Jovian planets."Terrestrial" planets are thought of as rocky. A human being could maybe walk on its surface, in a goodspace suit.Terrestrial planets are planets like Earth. The terrestrial planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.I know I sound like a book, but so-be-it.


Terrestrial and jovian planets?

Terrestrial planets are the solid planets like Earth and Mars. Jovian planets are those gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn.