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Referring to the actual 8 designated "planets", the closest four to the Sun are smaller and rocky, while the outer four are gas giants. Planets in order of size (smallest to largest): Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.

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