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Neptune, with a diameter of 28,900 miles, is the smallest gas planet in our solar system. The other gas planets, starting with the largest, are Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. Neptune is also farther from the sun, 2794 million miles, than the other gas planets.

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Which planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets?

Of the Jovian (gas giant) planets, Neptune is the smallest while Jupiter is the largest.


Smallest planets are nearest to the sun Is this true?

Yes. Collectively the rocky planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are labeled the inner planets. The much larger planets, the Gas Giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus are farthest way from the sun. but this is not nessicarily the case in solarsystems outside our own. for a gas giant could be the only planet that it has, with no close planets around it or anything. it could even have a planet that is a gas giant near the star.


How many ways can you categorize the eight major planets?

Closest to farthest from the Sun Hottest to coldest (or coldest to hottest) Smallest to largest (or largest to smallest) Most to least dense Least to most atmosphere With and without rings With and without moons (or least to most number of moons) By the angle of tilt of their axes Basically, by any of the major physical or chemical propoerties of the planets. Closest to farthest from the Sun. Hottest to coldest (or coldest to hottest). Smallest to largest (or largest to smallest). Most to least dense. Least to most atmosphere. With and without rings. With and without moons (or least to most number of moons). By the angle of tilt of their axes. Basically, by any of the major physical or chemical propoerties of the planets.


What is the smallest planet in our solar system and what is the farthest planet from the sun?

The smallest planet is mercury, and the planet farthest from the sun is Neptune.


What two planets are farthest apart?

Neptune and Mercury are the two planets farthest apart in our solar system. This is because Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun, while Mercury is the closest. The distance between Neptune and Mercury can vary greatly due to their elliptical orbits around the Sun.

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What are the farthest 4 planets?

The farthest 4 planets are called outer planets, gas giants, or Jovian planets. They are:JupiterSaturnUranusNeptune


What is the smallest gas planets?

The smallest gas planet is Neptune.


Which planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets?

Of the Jovian (gas giant) planets, Neptune is the smallest while Jupiter is the largest.


What is the smallest planet and what is the farthest planet from the sun?

Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets, but is the closest. The furthest planet is Neptune, but its not the smallest.


Are gas planets closest or farthest from the sun?

farther


How do planets farthest from the sun differ from earth?

The four planets farthest from the Sun differ from Earth in that they are gas giants, meaning they massive planets that have no land. They also have no liquid water and no life.


Are gas planets smaller than dwarf planets?

No. All of the objects in out solar system labeled as dwarf planets are smaller than the smallest of the planets. The gas planets are the largest planets.


Are the outer planets the 5 planets farthest from the sun?

Yes, sort of, Pluto has been officially downgraded from a planet. The four farthest planets are now all "gas giants".


Is a dwarf planet bigger than a gas planet?

The gas planets are the largest planets in the solar system. The dwarf planets are smaller than even the smallest planets.


How big is the gas gaint on mercury?

Mercury doesn't have a gas giant, a gas giant is a type of planet( the 4 planets farthest from the sun)


What arethe farthest planets from the sun called?

Gas Giants such as : Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.


Smallest planets are nearest to the sun Is this true?

Yes. Collectively the rocky planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are labeled the inner planets. The much larger planets, the Gas Giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus are farthest way from the sun. but this is not nessicarily the case in solarsystems outside our own. for a gas giant could be the only planet that it has, with no close planets around it or anything. it could even have a planet that is a gas giant near the star.