Talk:Inferior and superior planets

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The term 'Interior planet' is preferred by Astronomers over 'Inferior planet' edit

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The term 'inferior planet' is a left-over from the geocentric model prior to Copernicus. Astronomers now prefer interior planet and I added that to the article. 2601:580:10D:EF01:90A7:2C78:C4C6:D2CD (talk) 13:22, 25 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

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