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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4397. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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A collective term for the major planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, which are all `Earthlike' in being of the order of 10 000 km in diameter, with densities of roughly 5000 kg m-3, having a rock/metal composition with a solid surface, and possessing a small number of satellites or none at all. Pluto was once counted as a terrestrial planet, but once its low size and mass became apparent it wa...

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