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The inner, small, rocky worlds of the solar system collectively form the terrestrial planets. Beyond these worlds lie the large gaseous bodies of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These are known as the gas planets.
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© 1988 Gerald North
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North, G. (1988). The Planet Jupiter. In: Mastering Astronomy. Macmillan Mastering Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19604-3_9
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