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Meaning of "terrestrial planet"

terrestrial planet: Refers to a type of planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks or metals and is similar to Earth in terms of physical characteristics. These planets are differentiated from gas giants or ice giants based on their composition and location
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  • 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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It is a terrestrial planet blanketed by snow and ice.
Giant planets can significantly influence terrestrial planet formation.
Building a terrestrial planet is probably all.
These rocky bodies eventually became the terrestrial planet.
A terrestrial planet on the border of the solar system.
This should be a rocky terrestrial planet and not a gas giant.
The recent impact witnessed by Spitzer may be a sign of similar terrestrial planet building.
Earth is the only terrestrial planet known to have an active hydrosphere.
The remaining rocky or metallic core would resemble a terrestrial planet in many respects.
Here we simulate terrestrial planet growth during and after giant planet migration.
A stellar coronagraph concept was studied for flight on the canceled Terrestrial Planet Finder mission.
Earth appears to be the only terrestrial planet with subduction zones and plate tectonics.
A terrestrial planet in the Outer Rim with no known settlements or installations.
They may be considered a type of terrestrial planet if the metal content dominates.
A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri.

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Our main objective is the study of the Terrestrial Planet Atmosphere from a broad perspective.
Terrestrial planet Tyche.
Dwarf planet Extrasolar planet Terrestrial planet.
The outermost terrestrial planet in the Sol system was Pluto.
Tau Ceti could have been a search target for the canceled Terrestrial Planet Finder.
It 's also a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone.
Mars is a rocky planet, also known as a terrestrial planet.
Alderaan was a terrestrial planet in the fictional universe of " Star Wars.
The minimum mass is comparable to that of Uranus, which is not a terrestrial planet.
A coreless planet is a theoretical type of terrestrial planet that has no metallic core, i.e.
The second Terrestrial Planet Finder mission … will be an interferometer.
If so, then the chances of the average terrestrial planet hosting life would be low.
We need a terrestrial planet in that just right " Goldilocks zone, " where water flows as a liquid.
In the next twenty years… NASAwill launch the Terrestrial Planet Finder.
For this reason, Darwin and Terrestrial Planet Finder-I will work in the thermal infrared.
He calculated, in detail, the different stages of terrestrial planet formation.
Earth is a terrestrial planet made of 71% water and the rest is land.
It 's our smallest terrestrial planet.
An ideal terrestrial planet would be 2 Earth masses with a 25-day orbital period around a red dwarf.
The remains of a 5 th terrestrial planet.
Terrestrial planet Mars - Famous universe - Say something famous.
Due to its size, the planet was thought to be a rocky, terrestrial planet.
TRAPPIST-1e is confirmed to be a terrestrial planet with a solid, rocky surface.
This star is among the top 100 target stars for NASA 's planned Terrestrial Planet Finder mission.
Kepler-10b is the first confirmed terrestrial planet to have been discovered outside the Solar System.
NASA plans to launch MESSENGER to the least explored terrestrial planet in 2004.
He is also a member of the Terrestrial Planet Finder Coronograph Science and technology definition team . [ 6 ].
Iota Horologii became one of the top 100 target stars for NASA 's Terrestrial Planet Finder ( TPF ).
It is orbited by four planets, including one terrestrial planet 6.6 times the mass of Earth.
In 2012, humanity first captured light reflected by a terrestrial planet outside the solar system.

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