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

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The planets closer to the Sun than Jupiter are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. So, four planets are closer than Jupiter.


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The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. The order of planets is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Planets after Mars are much farther away from the sun then the Mars and the closer planets. The first four planets are called the inner planets. The last four are called the outer planets.


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The four inner, or rocky planets, sometimes known as the terrestrial planets. These are closer to the sun and are hotter.


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

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Why are the first four planets called inner planets?

The first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are called inner planets because they are located closer to the sun in our solar system compared to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). They are also known as terrestrial planets because they have solid rocky surfaces.


Are the inner planet farther from the sun than the outer planets?

no the inner planets are called "inner" planets bcuz there closer


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What are the inner panets?

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What is the definition for Inner planets?

Those that are closer to the Sun. It may refer either to those that are closer to the Sun than Earth (i.e., Mercury and Venus), or to the FOUR innermost planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars), which share certain characteristics.


Why are mercuryvenusearthand Mars inner planets?

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