Terrestrial planet Terrestrial planet 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". Terrestrial planets have a solid planetary surface, making them substantially different from the larger giant planets, which are composed mostly of some combination of hydrogen, helium, and water existing in various
The Conway Daily Sun by Dave Danforth, Mark Guerringue and Adam Hirshan. It was joined a few years later by "The Berlin Daily Sun". In 2000, Guerringue and Hirshan partnered with Ed Engler to launch "The Laconia Daily Sun" in the neighboring Lakes Region of New Hampshire. In 2009, Guerringue and Hirshan teamed with Curtis Robinson to start "The Portland Daily Sun" in Portland, Maine. No other daily newspaper is based in Carroll County. Country News Club's closest competitor geographically is "The Citizen" of Laconia. The Conway Daily Sun The Conway Daily Sun is a five-day (Tuesday through Saturday) free daily newspaper published in