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The superior planets, orbiting outside the Earth's orbit, do not exhibit a full range of phases since their maximum phase angles are smaller than 90°. Mars often appears significantly gibbous, it has a maximum phase angle of 45°. Jupiter has a maximum phase angle of 11.1° and Saturn of 6°, [1] so their phases are almost always full.
"Inferior planet" refers to Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the Sun than Earth is. "Superior planet" refers to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (the latter two added later), which are further from the Sun than Earth is. The terms are sometimes used more generally; for example, Earth is an inferior planet relative to Mars.
The following templates are used together and (excluding the beginning and end) can be used multiple times in the same list as listed below. {{Orbitbox planet begin}} {{Orbitbox planet}} (only for extrasolar planets and unsure objects [not brown dwarfs]). {{Orbitbox planet hypothetical}} (only for hypothetical planets)
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This template is part of a group of templates that are used to display information about the orbital characteristics of an extrasolar planetary system. The list should always have {{OrbitboxPlanet begin}} as the first in the list, while the list should have {{Orbitbox end}} as the last in the list. This particular template can be used as follows:
The phase curve of the Moon [26] compared to Mercury. [1] The phase curve of the Moon approximately resembles that of Mercury due to the similarities of the surfaces and the lack of an atmosphere on either body. [27] Clementine spacecraft data analyzed by J. Hillier, B. Buratti and K. Hill [28] indicate a lunar opposition surge.
Astronomy succession templates (1 C, 4 P) ... Template:ErrorBar2; Template:Extrasolar planet counts; G. Template:GeoTemplate/mars; Template:Gravitational waves ...
The geology of solar terrestrial planets mainly deals with the geological aspects of the four terrestrial planets of the Solar System – Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars – and one terrestrial dwarf planet: Ceres.