terrestrial planet

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“One of the things that excites me is trying to peer into atmospheres of terrestrial planets,” Mullally says, “We really don’t know what we’re going to find when we look there.”

From Scientific American

Hence, for gas planets like Jupiter, the dominant theory as to how they first originate is known as "core accretion," a process that is similar to how terrestrial planets like Earth form.

From Salon

Scientists know that such big planets are likely the first ones to form within a star system; terrestrial planets, like Earth, form later.

From Salon

“The dust expelled from cool evolved stars, such as the ejection we’ve just witnessed, could go on to become the building blocks of terrestrial planets and life,” Dr. Cannon said in the statement.

From New York Times

Much of a terrestrial planet’s long-term climatic stability comes down to this carbon-cycling process.

From Scientific American