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
Solar hot water in Australia from 01/10 2007 to 30/06 2009, offered all house owners in NSW a rebate on systems that were replacing existing electric hot water systems. The more efficient the system (emitting less Greenhouse gas), the more RECs the system was eligible for, generating a higher rebate. Power and Water Corporation, the principal water and electricity supplier in the Northern Territory, offers an REC buyback scheme on installations of solar water heaters. The buyback must be applied for and assigned less than one year after the installation. The Queensland Government's Solar hot water rebate scheme finished on 30 June 2005. No state