terrestrial planet

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

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

It is interesting when you think about it that we are the only terrestrial planet with a big moon.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2019

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

Why can we not say for certain that Kepler-452b’s distance from its star means it is a terrestrial planet?

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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