SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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low-density jovian planets
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low-density terrestrial planets
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high-density jovian planets
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high-density terrestrial planets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets accepted by the IAU are the inner planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Detailed explanation-2: -The telluric planets, also called terrestrial planets, are small and rocky celestial bodies that are located close to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are denser planets than the Jovians, formed basically by rocks and metals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mercury and Earth are the densest planets in the Solar System (Figure 13) with densities similar to the iron-rich mineral haematite. Saturn, the least dense planet in the Solar System on the other hand, has a density lower than that of water.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the case of the Solar System, the rocky planets were formed closer to the Sun by gravity: they are composed of denser and more massive material and due to the gravitational field of the proto-Sun, this material was more abundant in the innermost region when the system was training.
Detailed explanation-5: -Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the planets closest to the Sun. They are called the inner planets.