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What positions will an inferior planet not pass through?
An inferior planet, such as Mercury or Venus, will not pass through opposition and superior conjunction. These positions occur when the planet is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth or behind the Sun, respectively. Instead, inferior planets can be observed in their greatest eastern or western elongation, where they appear furthest from the Sun in the sky.
Which planet can transit the sun?
The planet Mercury is the only planet in our solar system that can transit across the face of the sun as seen from Earth. This event is known as a transit of Mercury and occurs when Mercury passes directly between Earth and the sun.
Which fact is true of superior 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) that were between the stationary Earth and the orbiting Sun from those planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn), which lay beyond the Sun's orbit.The terms are now used with the heliocentric model."Inferior Planets" have orbits closer to the Sun than the Earth's orbit.They are Mercury and Venus.The "Superior Planets" have orbits outside the Earth's orbit.They are Mars,Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.So, the meaning is slightly different from "Inner Planets" and "Outer Planets".
Name of an element and the closest planet to the sun?
Element: Mercury, Closest planet to the sun: Mercury
Which god was the planet of Mercury named after?
the planet Mercury is named after the god... Mercury!
Is Jupiter an inferior planet?
No. It is a superior planet. Only Mercury and Venus are inferior.
Is the planet inferior or superior?
Saturn is Superior, as it is farther away from the Earth.
Is The Planet Saturn Inferior or Superior?
Saturn is Superior, as it is farther away from the Earth.
What positions will an inferior planet not pass through?
An inferior planet, such as Mercury or Venus, will not pass through opposition and superior conjunction. These positions occur when the planet is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth or behind the Sun, respectively. Instead, inferior planets can be observed in their greatest eastern or western elongation, where they appear furthest from the Sun in the sky.
Is mercury inferiour or superior to earth?
Inferior, as its orbit is closer to the Sun
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.
When the Sun is between a planet and Earth the planet is said to be...?
When the Sun is between a planet and Earth, the planet is said to be in "superior conjunction" if it is an outer planet (beyond Earth's orbit) or in "inferior conjunction" if it is an inner planet (within Earth's orbit). During superior conjunction, the planet is not visible from Earth, while during inferior conjunction, the planet may appear very close to the Sun in the sky.
How many inferior planets are there?
There are two. They are Mercury and Venus. (An inferior planet is simply one that is closer to the Sun than Earth is.)
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
Is the mouth superior or inferior to the nose?
Inferior. :) Inferior = below Superior = above
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.
What organ is superior and inferior to the brain?
The brain is superior to the heart and inferior to the skull.
