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The first four planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are the inner planets, because they are rocky and on the inside of the asteroid belt, and the next four planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are the outer planets because they are light and composed of gas, and are on the outside of the asteroid belt.

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