which planets have more satellite---terrestrial or jovian
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The characteristics of the four closest planets to the Sun are much different than those of the outer planets.
Terrestrial Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (Inner Planets)
Small (about the size of the Earth)
Rocky, usually with large iron cores
Thin Carbon Dioxide or Nitrogen atmospheres
Three satellites (one for Earth and two for Mars) in total.
Jovian Planets
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Outer Planets)
Large (about 10 times the size of the Earth)
No solid surface -- ``Gas Giants''
Composition -- Hydrogen and Helium with traces/clouds of Methane, Water, Ammonia, and other complex molecules.
More than one hundred satellites most made primarily of ice
Some of these satellites are of planetary size and even have atmospheres
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