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noun • the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star' • goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite • type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | ||||
| 43% | 9 | Nearest planet to the sun, named after the Roman god of commerce | ||
noun • (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes • a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures • temperature measured by a mercury thermometer • the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun | ||||
| 43% | 9 | Points in a planet's orbit nearest to the sun | ||
noun • periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun | ||||
Planet Second Nearest To The Sun
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