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Terrestrial Planets | Jovian Planets | Dwarf Planets | Planet Density | Planet Rotation. The first four planets are the terrestrial planets. A terrestrial planet has a metallic core (usually iron) and a rocky surface. The atmosphere of each terrestrial planets varies. Mercury has almost no atmosphere, while the surface of Venus has an atmospheric pressure 90 times that of the Earth! NO MOVIE.
The terrestrial planets of the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, sized to scale. A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals. Within the Solar System, the terrestrial planets are the inner planets closest to the Sun, i.e. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The terms terrestrial planet and telluric planet are derived from Latin words for Earth (Terra and Tellus), as these planets are, in terms of structure, Earth-like.