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Is the planet inferior or superior?
Saturn is Superior, as it is farther away from the Earth.
Is Jupiter an inferior planet?
No. It is a superior planet. Only Mercury and Venus are inferior.
Why did geocentric cosmology use the word inferior when referring to planets that are closer to the sun?
The terms "inferior planet" and "superior planet" were originally used in the geocentric cosmology of Claudius Ptolemy to differentiate those planets (Mercury and Venus) having an epicycle that remained collinear with the Earth and Sun, compared to the planets (Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) that did not
When the Sun is between a planet and Earth the planet is said to be...?
When the Sun is between a planet and Earth, the planet is said to be in "superior conjunction" if it is an outer planet (beyond Earth's orbit) or in "inferior conjunction" if it is an inner planet (within Earth's orbit). During superior conjunction, the planet is not visible from Earth, while during inferior conjunction, the planet may appear very close to the Sun in the sky.
Is mercury an inferior or superior planet?
Yes. The inferior planets not only move faster, but also have a smaller path, to go once around the Sun. So, both of these factors contribute for the interior planets to take less time to go once around the Sun.
What does it mean if an outer planet is at superior conjunction?
An celestial body is at superior conjunction if it is on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth. A celestial body is at inferior conjunction when it is between the sun and the Earth. _______________________________________Only interior planets (Mercury and Venus) can have "superior conjunctions". The outer planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have either "conjunctions" (when the planet is on the other side of the Sun) or "opposition" (when the planet is opposite the Sun in the sky.
Is the mouth superior or inferior to the nose?
Inferior. :) Inferior = below Superior = above
What organ is superior and inferior to the brain?
The brain is superior to the heart and inferior to the skull.
What positions will an inferior planet not pass through?
An inferior planet, such as Mercury or Venus, will not pass through opposition and superior conjunction. These positions occur when the planet is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth or behind the Sun, respectively. Instead, inferior planets can be observed in their greatest eastern or western elongation, where they appear furthest from the Sun in the sky.
This cloth is inferior than that?
This cloth is superior to that. This is right answer as we use preposition 'to' with superior, inferior and prefer
Is the bladder superior of inferior to the transverse colon?
inferior
What is the function of superior and inferior venacava?
What does the inferior venacava do
