The planets closer to the sun are called inner planets they include Mercury Venus earth and mars. All those planets are solids the other planets are made of gas
Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.
The inner planets
The third planet from the Sun (counting from closest to farthest) is the Earth.
Closest to the sun
it is the closest planet to the sun
perihelion is the point in a planets orbit when it is closest to the sun
The first four planets closest to the Sun are the four terrestial planets.
In order, the list of planets closest to the sun (from closest to farthest), Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
They are rocky planets.
Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.
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The two closest planets are Mars and Saturn. Mars is closer to the sun, Saturn is farther from the sun.
The inner planets
the iner planets
Both Jovian planets and Terrestrial planets share a similar amount of characteristics. For example, Jovian planets are gaseous, large and farthest from the sun. While Terrestrial planets are rocky, dense, closest to the sun and small (in comparison to Jovian planets). The two planets with the most similarities are Venus and Earth hence them being called "sister planets" due to to their similar masses.
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Next is Venus and then Earth, therefore, they are the closest planets to Mercury.
"The Inner Planets" is the common term for the four planets closest to our sun.