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What is a depression on a terrestrial planet or satellite called?
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A Crater
Craters are the most common surface features on many solid planets and moons—Mercury and our Moon are covered with craters.
Craters are roughly circular, excavated holes made by impact events. The circular shape is due to material flying out in all directions as a result of the explosion upon impact, not a result of the impactor having a circular shape (almost no impactors are spherical)
Curtis Strite
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Why is mars called at terrestrial planet if there no life for it to be called a terrestrial planet?
terrestrial planet doesn't mean it has life, it just means its made of rocks (like mercury, venus, earth- the other terrestrial planets) and not gas (like jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune.)
What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet called?
That's exactly what it's called, a satellite. Or a moon.
What is the outer layer of gas on a terrestrial planet called?
An atmosphere.
Which planets are called the terrestrial planets?
Terrestrial planet is another way of saying rocky planet. The inner rocky planets are; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Is mercury a gaseous or terrestrial planet?
Mercury is a terrestrial planet because it has a hot climate and it is close to the sun.
Is the moon a terrestrial or a gas planet?
The moon is not a planet; it is a natural satellite. If it had its own orbit around the sun it would be considered a terrestrial planet.
Which planet is the earth?
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is one of the terrestrial planets and has one satellite, the Moon.
What 's the difference between satellite and terrestrial?
IN COMMUNICATIONS: Satellite uses satellite (orbiting) relay-stations in Space but Terrestrial uses cable or antenna-to-antenna signals based entirely on Earth to broadcast your television, radio or cell-phone :) ++++ IN ASTRONOMY: Terrestrial means Earth- (or planet-) bound; a Satellite is any natural or man-made object that orbits a planet. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.
What is a natural satellite which orbits a planet called?
A natural satellite that orbits a planet is a moon
An object that orbits a planet is called a?
A satellite.
Why is mars called at terrestrial planet if there no life for it to be called a terrestrial planet?
terrestrial planet doesn't mean it has life, it just means its made of rocks (like mercury, venus, earth- the other terrestrial planets) and not gas (like jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune.)
What is a satellite of a planet called?
A moon
Which planet is heavily cratered earth or mercury?
The most terrestrial planet in our Solar System is Mercury as evidenced by Mariner 10 satellite that flew by Mercury 3 times during 1974 and 1975. A new satellite, Messenger, was launched in 2004 and will be orbiting Mercury next year.
What is the outer of gas on a terrestrial planet?
The gas surrounding any planet is called its atmosphere.
Is earth the smallest terrestrial planet?
No, Earth is not the smallest terrestrial planet. Mercury is the smallest terrestrial planet.
What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet called?
That's exactly what it's called, a satellite. Or a moon.
What is anything that revolves around a planet called?
a satellite. a satellite is a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
