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English: This diagram shows the approximate relative sizes of the terrestrial planets, from left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Distances are not to scale. A terrestrial planet is a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. The term is derived from the Latin word for Earth, "Terra", so an alternate definition would be that these are planets which are, in some notable fashion, "Earth-like". Terrestrial planets are substantially different from gas giants, which might not have solid surfaces and are composed mostly of some combination of hydrogen, helium, and water existing in various physical states. Terrestrial planets all have roughly the same structure: a central metallic core, mostly iron, with a surrounding silicate mantle. Terrestrial planets have canyons, craters, mountains, volcanoes and secondary atmospheres.
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Source Mercury Globe-MESSENGER mosaic centered at 0degN-0degE.jpg
Venus globe.jpg
The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg
OSIRIS Mars true color.jpg
Author Mercury image: NASA/JHUAPL
Venus image: NASA
Earth image: NASA/Apollo 17 crew
Mars image: ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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Comparing terrestrial planet sizes

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current09:23, 2 August 2020Thumbnail for version as of 09:23, 2 August 20205,208 × 2,251 (3.79 MB)JCP-JohnCarloReverted to version as of 08:25, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
09:23, 2 August 2020Thumbnail for version as of 09:23, 2 August 20205,208 × 2,251 (3.51 MB)JCP-JohnCarloUpdated Venus with clouds
08:25, 20 August 2019Thumbnail for version as of 08:25, 20 August 20195,208 × 2,251 (3.79 MB)PlanetUserChanged Mars image from Rosetta
01:28, 9 May 2015Thumbnail for version as of 01:28, 9 May 20155,208 × 2,251 (4.19 MB)Jcpag2012full resolution
02:17, 26 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 02:17, 26 April 20152,297 × 1,000 (1.01 MB)Jcpag2012User created page with UploadWizard

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