Identify the terrestrial planets the gaseous planets, the asteroid belt and kuiper belt

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Liana Madden

2 January, 00:10

Identify the terrestrial planets the gaseous planets, the asteroid belt and kuiper belt

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Norah Villa · Answer 1

I will use the solar system for reference.

Terrestrial planets, also known as telluric planets, are planets with rocky solid surfaces and metallic cores. They are made up of silicates and metals. In the solar system, these planets are placed near the Sun. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Gaseous planets, also referred to as Jovian planets, do not have solid surfaces and are mostly comprised of Helium and Hydrogen. These planets are placed far from the Sun. The Jovian planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

The Asteroid Belt is a disc comprised of irregularly shaped asteroids and small minor planets. Most of the asteroids in the Solar system can be found in the Asteroid Belt. It is rich in metals such as gold, iron, palladium, titanium etc. It is situated between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The Kuiper Belt is also a circumstellar disk found in the outer regions of the Solar System. It starts from Neptune's orbit (20 AU) up to 50 AU away from the sun. The Kuiper Belt is comprised of floating rocks or asteroids as well as other frozen gasses like ammonia and methane and water.