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English: This diagram shows the approximate relative sizes of the terrestrial planets, from left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Distances are not to scale. A terrestrial planet is a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. The term is derived from the Latin word for Earth, "Terra", so an alternate definition would be that these are planets which are, in some notable fashion, "Earth-like". Terrestrial planets are substantially different from gas giants, which might not have solid surfaces and are composed mostly of some combination of hydrogen, helium, and water existing in various physical states. Terrestrial planets all have roughly the same structure: a central metallic core, mostly iron, with a surrounding silicate mantle. Terrestrial planets have canyons, craters, mountains, volcanoes and secondary atmospheres.
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Source Mercury Globe-MESSENGER mosaic centered at 0degN-0degE.jpg
Venus 2 Approach Image.jpg
The Blue Marble (remastered).jpg
OSIRIS Mars true color.jpg
Author Mercury image: NASA/JHUAPL
Venus image: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
Earth image: NASA/Apollo 17 crew, retouch by User:Aaron1a12
Mars image: ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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The approximate relative sizes of the terrestrial planets, from left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

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current 12:46, 23 May 2022 Thumbnail for version as of 12:46, 23 May 20225,208 × 2,251 (1.75 MB)CactiStaccingCraneReverted to version as of 16:22, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
16:49, 22 May 2022 Thumbnail for version as of 16:49, 22 May 20225,208 × 2,251 (2.18 MB)CactiStaccingCranetrue color of venus is plain white
16:22, 20 April 2022 Thumbnail for version as of 16:22, 20 April 20225,208 × 2,251 (1.75 MB)CactiStaccingCraneTrue color images (except venus because somehow NASA cannot align their probes properly)
09:27, 2 August 2020 Thumbnail for version as of 09:27, 2 August 20205,208 × 2,251 (3.51 MB)JCP-JohnCarloUploaded a work by Mercury image: NASA/JHUAPL<br>Venus image: NASA/JPL-Caltech<br>Earth image: NASA/Apollo 17 crew<br>Mars image: ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA from Mercury Globe-MESSENGER mosaic centered at 0degN-0degE.jpg<br> PIA23791-Venus-NewlyProcessedView-20200608 (cropped2).jpg<br>[[:File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg|The Earth seen fr...
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