terrestrial planet

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terrestrial planet (plural terrestrial planets)

Any planet of the solar system or any exoplanet which is "Earth-like" in the sense that it is composed primarily of metals and rock, in contrast to a planet which is a gas giant.

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A terrestrial planet would need to orbit this star at a distance of about main in order to match the solar- insolation level of Earth. Source: Internet

; Coreless planet : A theoretical type of terrestrial planet that consists of silicate rock but has no metallic core, i.e. the opposite of an iron planet. Source: Internet

It is orbited by four planets, including one terrestrial planet 6.6 times the mass of Earth. Source: Internet

Simulations of the chaotic period of terrestrial planet formation suggest that impacts like those hypothesized to have formed the Moon were common. Source: Internet

They may be considered a type of terrestrial planet if the metal content dominates. Source: Internet

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