GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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outer planets
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asteroids
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meteorites
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inner planets
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Detailed explanation-1: -The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth’s terra firma. The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all the planets, Mercury orbits closest to the sun.
Detailed explanation-3: -In our solar system, there are two distinct types of planets: the smaller rocky inner planets closest to the sun and the outer larger water-and hydrogen-rich gas giants that are farther from the sun.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury’s surface is rocky and covered in impact craters. It most closely resembles the Moon. Like Earth, Mercury has a crust, mantle, and core. Mercury is the smallest of the rocky planets.