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| exoplanet |
a planet that orbits a star that is not our sun. |
| g3 |
abbreviation of "gravity," or "gravities," the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward its center. |
| Ganymede |
the largest of the planet Jupiter's many moons. [1/2 definitions] |
| geology |
the land forms and rocks of a particular place on the earth, other planet, or other solid astronomical body. [1/2 definitions] |
| gibbous |
of a planet or the moon, rounded outward at both edges; between half full and full in illumination. |
| globe |
a planet or other celestial body. [1/6 definitions] |
| gravitational |
having to do with gravity, the force by which a planet or other similar body in space tends to draw objects toward its center. |
| gravity |
the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward its center. [1/4 definitions] |
| greenhouse effect |
the warming trend on the surface and in the lower atmosphere of a planet, held by scientists to occur when solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the planet. |
| inferior |
in astronomy, designating a planet that is nearer to the sun than is the earth. [1/5 definitions] |
| Io |
the third largest of the many moons of the planet Jupiter, discovered to be volcanically active in 1979. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jovian |
of, pertaining to, or like the planet Jupiter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jupiter |
the largest planet in the solar system and fifth from the sun, having sixteen satellites and a diameter of about 88,700 miles. [1/2 definitions] |
| lander |
one that lands, esp. a type of spacecraft that is designed to land on the surface of a planet, comet, or moon, for the purposes of retrieving or transmitting scientific data. |
| Mars |
the seventh largest planet in the solar system and fourth from the sun, having two satellites, a diameter of about 4,200 miles, and a ruddy surface that is apparent to the naked eye; the Red Planet. [1/2 definitions] |
| Martian |
of or relating to the planet Mars. [2 definitions] |
| mean distance |
the arithmetic average of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used to describe the size of the planet's orbit. |
| mercury |
(cap.) the eighth largest planet of the solar system and the nearest to the sun, having no satellites and a diameter of about 3,000 miles. [1/5 definitions] |
| meteorite |
a piece of rock originating from asteroids in outer space that has come through Earth's atmosphere and landed on the surface of this planet. |
| morning star |
any bright planet, esp. Venus, visible in the eastern sky just before or at dawn. |
| Neptune |
the fourth largest planet in the solar system and eighth from the sun, having thirteen satellites and a diameter of about 31,350 miles. [1/2 definitions] |
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