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A terrestrial planet, telluric planet or rocky planet is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to the Sun. The terms are derived from Latin words for Earth (Terra and Tellus), as these planets are, in a certain way, "Earth-like".
Terrestrial planets have solid planetary surface making them substantially different from gas giants, which are composed mostly of some combination of hydrogen, helium, and water existing in various physical states.
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Which planet is the highly dense planets nearest to the sun?
Terestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and mars.
Why are terrestrial planets different?
Terestrial planets have land, you can walk on them. But gaseous planets, if you step on them you would fall into a bunch of burning gas.
Which planet is called glossy planet?
There is no planet that is called the "glossy planet".
Which planet starting with m is known as the red planet?
The planet Mars is known as the red planet. It is the fourth planet from the Sun an the second smallest planet in our Solar System.
What is a planet orbiting another planet called?
A moon? I don't think a planet orbiting another planet would be called a planet.
Is Jupiter a terestrial planet or gas giant?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are gas giants.
Which planet is the highly dense planets nearest to the sun?
Terestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and mars.
What is a small isle between a lagoon and sea?
It is a terestrial because a terestrial is when two different types of waters combine into one.
What does GTi for on cars?
germaline terestrial intimidation
What are terestrial animals?
this is are cat horse dog
What do the initials ET stand for?
Extra Terestrial i persume
What is a terestrial?
land planets.....Mercury earth, etc....
How are gaseous planets different from terestrial planets?
Gaseous planet can be assumed as a balloon filled with gas...there is no land there. The gas stays intact due to gravitational pull. Whereas territorial planet is like a cricket ball(leather ball) which is as solid as inside as it looks from outside(layers)..
What type of radiation is trapped on earth's surface by greenhouse effect?
terestrial
Are aliens died?
extra terestrial is life on other planets.. so no
What does Katy perry's ET music video mean?
Extra Terestrial
How could an extra terestrial life form contact the SETI program?
SETI (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) is designed to pick up any artificial signals coming from other planet systems. If an alien planet were trying to contact other civilisations such as us, they could be sending out radio signals.
