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Saturn is Superior, as it is farther away from the Earth.
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Is the planet inferior or superior?
Saturn is Superior, as it is farther away from the Earth.
Is Jupiter an inferior planet?
No. It is a superior planet. Only Mercury and Venus are inferior.
What does it mean if an outer planet is at superior conjunction?
An celestial body is at superior conjunction if it is on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth. A celestial body is at inferior conjunction when it is between the sun and the Earth. _______________________________________Only interior planets (Mercury and Venus) can have "superior conjunctions". The outer planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have either "conjunctions" (when the planet is on the other side of the Sun) or "opposition" (when the planet is opposite the Sun in the sky.
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
Why is mercury and venus considered inferior planets?
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. In the 16th century, the terms were modified by Copernicus, who rejected Ptolemy's geocentric model, to distinguish a planet's orbit's size in relation to the Earth's. - "Inferior planet" is used in reference to Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the Sun than the Earth is. - "Superior planet" is used in reference to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and all the known minor and dwarf planets, including Ceres and Pluto, which are farther from the Sun than the Earth is. The terms are sometimes used more generally: for instance, the Earth is an inferior planet as seen from Mars.
Is the mouth superior or inferior to the nose?
Inferior. :) Inferior = below Superior = above
Why do the inferior planets go into retrograde only at inferior conjuction?
I believe it has to do because Earth passes up inferior planets while the planets are in inferior conjunction. The only way retrograde works is if the earth is passing a planet. While a inferior planet is in superior conjunction it is not being passed up.
What is an antonym for inferior?
Some antonyms for inferior are superior and better.
Is mercury an inferior or superior planet?
Yes. The inferior planets not only move faster, but also have a smaller path, to go once around the Sun. So, both of these factors contribute for the interior planets to take less time to go once around the Sun.
What is the superlative and positive degree of senior junior superior and inferior respectively?
Senior , more senior , most senior Junior , more junior , most junior Superior , more superior , Most superior Inferior , more inferior , most inferior
This cloth is inferior than that?
This cloth is superior to that. This is right answer as we use preposition 'to' with superior, inferior and prefer
Is the bladder superior of inferior to the transverse colon?
inferior
