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Meanings of telluric planet in English

A planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks.

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Examples for "rocky planet"
Examples for "rocky planet"
1
Magnified images: a rocky planet, Lawn, sparkling fire snaking over its surface.
Anvil of stars
2
The rocky planet, Wolf 1061c, is a mere fourteen light years away.
Radio NZ
3
Of course Earth is not the only rocky planet at risk of impacts.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
4
Luyten b: The Luyten b exoplanet is most likely also a rocky planet.
The South African
5
Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside the solar system.
The Irish Times