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"Similar to the moon, Mercury and Venus have phases
when seen from Earth."

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In our solar system, Mercury and Venus are inferior planets: their orbits are entirely inside the Earth's orbit. When seen from the Earth, inferior planets go through phases, like the Moon's. An inferior planet on the same side of the sun as the Earth appears dark and is not easy to see.

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