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Moving past the asteroid belt, we find massive worlds made mostly of hydrogen and helium gas with no true solid surfaces. About the Planets - NASA Science

From metal-melting surface temperatures to sideways magnetic fields, the planets in our cosmic neighborhood are anything but boring. This guide breaks them down by their distinct groups. 🪨 The Rocky Realm (Terrestrial Planets) planet

: Our perfect oasis. It is the only known place in the universe to harbor life, actively recycling its crust through plate tectonics and maintaining vast oceans of liquid water. Moving past the asteroid belt, we find massive

: The rust-covered desert. Iron oxide (rust) in its soil gives it its signature reddish hue. It is home to Olympus Mons, a volcano three times taller than Mount Everest, and features massive dried-up riverbeds proving water once flowed there. ☁️ The Gas Giants 🪨 The Rocky Realm (Terrestrial Planets) : Our