rocky planet
English
Etymology
From
rocky
+
planet
.
Noun
rocky
planet
(
plural
rocky planets
)
(
astronomy
)
Synonym of
terrestrial planet
.
Within the
Solar System
, the
rocky planets
are the four
inner planets
closest to the
Sun
.
Hyponyms
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Coordinate terms
gas giant
ice giant
Translations
planet composed of primarily of metal or rock
Hindi:
स्थलीय ग्रह
(
sthalīya grah
)
,
चट्टानी ग्रह
(
caṭṭānī grah
)
Polish:
planeta skalista
f
Spanish:
planeta rocoso
m
,
planeta terrestre
m
,
planeta telúrico
m
See also
super-Earth