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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The planets that are called superior planets are
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
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Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
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Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The outer planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are all known as superior planets because their orbits are farther from the sun than the Earth’s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Inferior planets: Those which lie closer to the Sun than the Earth ( Mercury and Venus). Superior planets: Those which lie further from the Sun than the Earth ( Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto).
Detailed explanation-3: -The four gas giants in our solar system are Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter. These are also called the Jovian planets. “Jovian planet” refers to the Roman god Jupiter and was intended to indicate that all of these planets were similar to Jupiter.
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