Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a superior planet?

  1. Mars

  2. Jupiter

  3. Mercury

  4. Saturn

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Mercury is an inferior planet. Inferior planet is one whose orbit is smaller than that of the Earth. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest of our solar system. As its orbit of translation is less than that of the Earth, it is an inferior planet of this solar system.