Any of the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits are further from the sun than the earth's.
〔天文〕地外行星；外行星
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In most astrological depictions, Venus and Mercury are shown standing apart from the superior planets.
Mercury's orbit, like that of Venus, can be divided into a complex set of phases, quite distinct from those of the Moon and those of the superior planets.
He may have come to the same conclusion about the superior planets but this is not certain…
Figure 2 is a diagram of the orbits of the Earth and a superior planet (those with orbits larger than those of the Earth), such as Mars.
Definition of superior planet in US English:
superior planet
noun
Astronomy
Any of the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits are further from the sun than the earth's.
〔天文〕地外行星；外行星
Compare with inferior planet
Example sentencesExamples
He may have come to the same conclusion about the superior planets but this is not certain…
Figure 2 is a diagram of the orbits of the Earth and a superior planet (those with orbits larger than those of the Earth), such as Mars.
Mercury's orbit, like that of Venus, can be divided into a complex set of phases, quite distinct from those of the Moon and those of the superior planets.
In most astrological depictions, Venus and Mercury are shown standing apart from the superior planets.