outer planet
noun
: any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
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That’s because Venus is between Earth and the sun, unlike the outer planet Jupiter.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Jupiter’s 8,700-Mile-Wide Great Red Spot Keeps Shrinking Jupiter While each of the outer planets have seasons that last years, Jupiter spins and orbits the sun with only a slight axial tilt, and thus lacks the same seasonal variability that the other outer planets experience.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
When studying the outer planets of our solar system, there’s no solid ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
The timing of Jupiter's opposition is caused by the differing speeds of Earth, an inner planet 93 miles from the sun, and Jupiter, which is an outer planet 484 million miles from the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Jupiter’s 8,700-Mile-Wide Great Red Spot Keeps Shrinking Jupiter While each of the outer planets have seasons that last years, Jupiter spins and orbits the sun with only a slight axial tilt, and thus lacks the same seasonal variability that the other outer planets experience.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
When studying the outer planets of our solar system, there’s no solid ground.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
The timing of Jupiter's opposition is caused by the differing speeds of Earth, an inner planet 93 miles from the sun, and Jupiter, which is an outer planet 484 million miles from the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Outer planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outer%20planet. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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