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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

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What planets close to the sun?

Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.


The 4 planets closest to the sun are called?

The inner planets


What planets the third closest to the sun?

The third planet from the Sun (counting from closest to farthest) is the Earth.


Which planets orbit faster?

Closest to the sun


What planets after Mercury?

it is the closest planet to the sun

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What point in a planets oribits is closest to the sun?

perihelion is the point in a planets orbit when it is closest to the sun


The first four planets found closest to the sun are called?

The first four planets closest to the Sun are the four terrestial planets.


Give the list of planets closest to the sun?

In order, the list of planets closest to the sun (from closest to farthest), Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.


What describes the planets that are closest to the sun?

They are rocky planets.


What planets close to the sun?

Mercury is the closest of the eight planets to the sun.


Does the closest star to the sun have planets?

no


What are the two closest planets to Jupiter?

The two closest planets are Mars and Saturn. Mars is closer to the sun, Saturn is farther from the sun.


The 4 planets closest to the sun are called?

The inner planets


What are the planets called that are closest to the sun?

the iner planets


Which group of planets shares the most characteristics?

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.


What are the closest planets to Mercury?

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Next is Venus and then Earth, therefore, they are the closest planets to Mercury.


What are they called the four planets closer to the sun?

"The Inner Planets" is the common term for the four planets closest to our sun.