major planet
Noun
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Noun
major planet (plural major planets)
- (astronomy) Any of the 8 celestial bodies which orbit the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (a celestial body that fits the 2006 IAU definition of planet).
- (astronomy) Any planet that is significantly larger and more massive than Earth, containing large amounts of hydrogen and helium, such as Jupiter and Neptune.
- (larger than Earth) minor planet smaller than Earth (in the Solar System)
- (2006 IAU definition of planet) dwarf planet a planet that does not fit the 2006 IAU definition of planet (i.e. Pluto)
- dwarf planet
- minor planet
- superplanet
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