inner planet
noun
: any of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars whose orbits are within the asteroid belt
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Venus, an inner planet as seen from Earth, was between the Earth and the sun on March 23, having spent the previous few months approaching Earth.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This suggests that the exoplanets' orbits may have changed over time following interactions with neighboring cosmic objects, such as gas, planetesimals or a companion star, bringing the inner planet, TOI-1453 b, into an orbit much closer to its host star.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This is typically true with Venus and Mercury, the two inner planets.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
This phenomenon provides the best opportunity to observe these inner planets without interference from the sun's glare.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
This suggests that the exoplanets' orbits may have changed over time following interactions with neighboring cosmic objects, such as gas, planetesimals or a companion star, bringing the inner planet, TOI-1453 b, into an orbit much closer to its host star.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This is typically true with Venus and Mercury, the two inner planets.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
This phenomenon provides the best opportunity to observe these inner planets without interference from the sun's glare.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Inner planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner%20planet. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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