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Which are the terrestrial planets?

 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.Earth's Solar System has four terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Only one terrestrial planet, Earth, is known to have an active hydrosphere.


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