terrestrial planet

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“This is a terrestrial planet that I would describe as Io on steroids,” Kane said in a statement about TOI-6713.01.

From Salon • May 14, 2024

"This is a terrestrial planet that I would describe as Io on steroids," Kane said.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

This graphic vividly shows how tiny Pluto is relative to a terrestrial planet like Earth.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Anglada-Escudé and his colleagues estimate that Proxima b is at least 1.3 times as big as Earth and is most likely a terrestrial planet, with a surface.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 24, 2016

Nevertheless, it considers itself the only really polite and enlightened community on the whole face of this evolving terrestrial planet.

From The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories by Allen, Grant