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Mesoplanet vs Superplanet - What's the difference?

mesoplanet | superplanet | see also |

As nouns the difference between mesoplanet and superplanet

is that mesoplanet is a planet that is between the size of Mercury and Ceres while superplanet is any very large planet, but especially a large superjovian gas giant.

mesoplanet

English

(wikipedia mesoplanet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) a planet that is between the size of Mercury and Ceres
  • (astronomy) A habitable planet, such as Earth, that has a surface temperature of 0–50°C, optimal for much terrestrial life.

    • Coordinate terms

    * dwarf planet * psychroplanet, thermoplanet

    See also

    * planemo

    Anagrams

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    superplanet

    English

    Noun

  • Any very large planet, but especially a large superjovian gas giant

    • Hypernyms

    * giant planet

    See also

    * supergiant planet * hypergiant planet * major planet * dwarf planet * minor planet * mesoplanet * planetoid * planetesimal * planemo