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To qualify as a planet, a body has to be approximately spherical (achieving hydrostatic equilibrium under its own gravity), it has to orbit the sun directly and it has to have cleared its orbit of all other objects - so that at that distance from the sun, there are no other sizable bodies.
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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.
What is the second largest terrestrial planet?
Venus is the second-largest terrestrial planet.
Is Venus's a Terrestrial or a Gaseous Planet?
Venus is a rocky inner planet, so it is terrestrial.
Is Venus a Terrestrial planet or a Gas Giant?
While Venus does have clouds of sulfuric acid it has a solid surface and in theory could be landed upon. In short it is a terrestrial planet.
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.)
Is earth the smallest terrestrial planet?
No, Earth is not the smallest terrestrial planet. Mercury is the smallest terrestrial planet.
Is mars a terrestrial planet or gaseous planet?
It is terrestrial.
What the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere?
what is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere
What Is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere?
what is the terrestrial planet that has no atmosphere
Is Mercury a terrestrial planet?
Yes, Mercury is a terrestrial planet.
Is Mars a gaseous or a terrestrial planet?
It's a terrestrial planet
Which terrestrial planet has no craters?
There is no terrestrial planet without craters.
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 Venus a terrestrial planet or a gaseous plant?
Venus is a terrestrial planet.
What is the opposite to a terrestrial planet?
The opposite of terrestrial planet is gas giant
Is venus jovian or terrestrial?
Venus is a terrestrial planet.
Is the planet Venus terrestrial or Jovian?
Venus is a terrestrial (or `rocky` or `inner`) planet.
