outer planet

outer planet
Any planet of the Solar System whose orbit is located beyond the asteroid belt, i.e., any of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
See Also: inner planet

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  • Planet Uranus — Uranus   Uranus (Aufnahme durch Voyager 2, 1986) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Outer Planets Mission Analysis Group — The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the NASA center primarily responsible for robotic space missions to the planets of our solar system. The group within JPL that is responsible for the design of missions to the outer planets (the planets beyond… …   Wikipedia

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