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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4391.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4391. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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A body, in an independent orbit around the Sun or another star, that is not self-luminous. The major planets of the solar system show a variety of sizes and physical states. The inner planets are of rock and metal, while the outer planets are much larger and predominantly gaseous (and liquid, under the high pressures in their interiors), with relatively small rock/metal cores. Asteroids in the ma...

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