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What are large spheres made mostly of gases?
Those may be stars, or giant planets (like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).Those may be stars, or giant planets (like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).Those may be stars, or giant planets (like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).Those may be stars, or giant planets (like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
How many outer planets are there?
there are 4 outer planets, those planets are Jupiter ,Saturn ,Uranus,and Neptune
How many outer are there?
there are 4 outer planets, those planets are Jupiter ,Saturn ,Uranus,and Neptune
Terrestrial and jovian planets?
Terrestrial planets are the solid planets like Earth and Mars. Jovian planets are those gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn.
What are some graphic features of Saturn?
When depicting the planet Saturn, it is customary to include its rings. Other than that, it is spherical, like the other planets. It has visible bands in its atmosphere, although they are not as conspicuous as those of Jupiter.
What two planets have rings?
Saturn is most famous for having rings. You can even see them with a simple telescope. Other planets have rings. Neptune, Uranus and Jupiter do, though their rings are much hard to see that those of Saturn.
Are Jupiter Saturn Neptune and Uranus bigger than terrestrial planets?
Yes, all four of those planets are larger than the terrestrial planets.
Why did geocentric cosmology use the word inferior when referring to planets that are closer to the sun?
The terms "inferior planet" and "superior planet" were originally used in the geocentric cosmology of Claudius Ptolemy to differentiate those planets (Mercury and Venus) having an epicycle that remained collinear with the Earth and Sun, compared to the planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) that did not
Which planet is a giant gas planet?
There are four gas giants in the Solar System - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Yet there is probably countless other gas giants out there.
Which planet of the solar system is neither an inner planet nor an outer planet?
The planets are either inner or outer planets. There are 8 planets. And of those eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the inner planets. While: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the outer planets.
What planets are outer planets?
In our solar system the outer planets are defined as those beyond Mars - the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn, and the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. By contrast the inner planets, also known as the "rocky" or terrestrial planets, are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
How would scientists learn about Saturn being over a million miles away from earth?
They can scale the planets' relative distances from Kepler's laws. The absolute distance to Venus can be measured by its parallax seen from different places on the Earth's surface simultaneously. From those measurements the distance to Saturn and all the other planets can be calculated.
