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Why are mercury venus earth and mars called the terrestrial planets

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they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth's terra firma.

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The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth's terra firma. The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system.

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