terrestrial planet
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These results suggest that the conditions for terrestrial planet formation can occur in a possible broader range of environments than previously thought.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
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
