terrestrial planet

collocation in English

meaningsofterrestrialandplanet

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terrestrial
adjective
uk
/təˈres.tri.əl/us
/təˈres.tri.əl/
formal
relating to ...
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planet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪt/us
/ˈplæn.ɪt/
an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or ...
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(Definition ofterrestrialandplanetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Terrestrialplanetformation with strong dynamical friction.
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You do not legislate for remote possibilities in order to attain a logical and dialectical perfection which we do not reach on thisterrestrialplanetof ours.
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Gamma rays are responsible for most of the adverse effects a supernova can have on a livingterrestrialplanet.
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Atmospheric loss processes have played a major role in the evolution and habitability of theterrestrialplanetatmospheres in our solar system.
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This must have happened early on, whilst the nebular gas was still present and before the completion ofterrestrialplanetgrowth.
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If this speculation is correct, anyterrestrialplanetcould experience a runaway if struck by a large asteroid or comet.
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In this sense there is universal convergence ofterrestrialplanetformation independent of a given solar system.
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While complex life is more vulnerable against environmental stress, it amplifies weathering processes on aterrestrialplanet.
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The first one has two massive planets and the second one consists of aterrestrialplanetand a giant planet.
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A reduced efficiency ofterrestrialplanetformation following giant planet migration.
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A larger semimajor axis and/or a significantly eccentric binary orbit, however, can lead to a significantly more dynamically hotterrestrialplanetsystem.
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Damping ofterrestrialplaneteccentricities by density-wave interactions with a remnant gas disk.
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Making other earths : dynamical simulations ofterrestrialplanetformation and water delivery.
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On the character and consequences of large impacts in the late state ofterrestrialplanetformation.
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We have re-examined what is known at present about the potential for aterrestrialplanetforming within, or migrating into, the habitable zone close to the star.
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The use of transmission spectroscopy for detecting and investigating the atmosphere of aterrestrialplanetas it transits in front of its parent star is investigated.
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Terrestrialplanetformation in binary star systems.
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