outer planet

collocation in English

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outer
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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planet
noun[C]
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/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 ofouterandplanetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The inner planet was discovered by the transit method and theouterplanetwas found through the radial velocity method.
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This process is known as cryovolcanism, and is apparently most common on the moons of the outer planets of the solar system.
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Ar in the atmospheres of the outer planets is measured to be 8400: 1600: 1.
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Observing the outer planets and their satellites includes studying formation and evolution.
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Some human space travellers are cruising near the outer planets of the solar system with their ship on autopilot.
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In a departure from the previous book, there is no discussion of icy volcanism (cryovolcanism) on otherouterplanetsatellites.
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There is no doubt that this process has been fundamental in the modification of ancient planetary surfaces, including those ofouterplanetmoons.
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The additional material related toouterplanetmoons describes the complex geology attached to those moons which, not many years ago, were simply points of light in astronomers' telescopes.
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Only theouterplanetgears meshe with the ring gear.
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Thus, there must be some way to accelerate the spacecraft when it reaches thatouterplanetif it is to enter orbit about it.
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It is the first solar-powered spacecraft to explore anouterplanet.
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The old system designates the 9-day planet as d, the 310-day planet as e and theouterplanetas c.
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Theouterplanetorbits only 11% further than the inner one.
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However, models incorporating the gravitational interactions between the resonant outer planets enables the inclination of the orbits to be determined.
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The outer planets couple with the large sun gear and co-rotates with a fixed gear ratio with respect to it.
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This reveals that the outer planets are nearly coplanar with an inclination of around 59 with respect to the plane of the sky.
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He explained the differences between inner and outer planets and inner and outer moons through vortex behaviour.
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The images below show the perihelion (green dot) and aphelion (red dot) points of the inner and outer planets.
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The obliquities of the outer planets are considered relatively stable.
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Set in the 22nd century, the year 2159, in the space surrounding the outer planets.
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