Glossary term: Planètes extérieures
Description: Dans notre système solaire, les planètes extérieures sont Jupiter, Saturne, Uranus et Neptune. Leurs orbites se situent en dehors de la ceinture d'astéroïdes et toutes ces planètes sont des planètes dites géantes, dotées d'une atmosphère extrêmement épaisse composée principalement d'hydrogène. Elles sont donc physiquement distinctes des planètes internes, qui sont toutes des corps rocheux relativement petits et dotés d'une atmosphère relativement fine.
Les planètes situées autour d'étoiles autres que notre Soleil ne se répartissent pas nécessairement en deux groupes, l'un interne et l'autre externe, présentant des caractéristiques similaires. Nous connaissons un certain nombre d'étoiles autour desquelles se trouve au moins une géante gazeuse, un "Jupiter chaud", en orbite proche.
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Saturne
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Neptune
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