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Inferior And Superior PlanetsThe terms "inferior planet" and "superior planet" were coined by Copernicus to distinguish a planet's orbit's size in relation to the Earth's. - "Inferior planet" is used in reference to Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the Sun than the Earth is.
The terms are sometimes used more generally: for instance, the Earth is an inferior planet as seen from Mars.
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