(idea) by liveforever Fri Jul 20 2001 at 22:33:55

Infrequently-used astronomical term, meaning the planets outside the orbit of the Earth around the Sun: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

Planets inside the orbit of Earth are called inferior planets.

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