compact rocky planets, in our solar system these would be Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
A terrestrial planet is a planet that has a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system.
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Surface conditions of lonely (rogue) planets
The question How are rogue planets discovered? describes the difficulties in finding planets (or planet-sized objects) that are floating through space without being under the influence of any star or Galaxy system.
What would the possible surface…
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Does terrestrial planets conduct heat from near to far side?
Suppose a terrestrial planet with no atmosphere is tidally locked and very near the star like a hot Jupiter.
Is the far side still very cold or would crust would conduct heat from the near side to far side?
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