su•pe•ri•or plan•et
We found 2 definitions of superior planet from 2 different sources.
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superior planet - any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit | ||
major planet, planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction |