terrestrial planet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of terrestrial planet
First recorded in 1885–90
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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
Until now geophysicists have really only studied one active terrestrial planet up close—Earth.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 14, 2017
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
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 Grant Allen
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