Are all the planets in our solar system past Mars gaseous?
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pluto is not. jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptune are all gas giants. pluto is being debated as a planet because it is smaller than the earth's moon. however, it orbits a star, so it is a planet no matter what size it is.
Yes, by the definition of the term, all the planets beyond Mars are gaseous.
No. Jupiter and Saturn are the only gas giants. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptun, and Pluto are not . Pluto is still being debated as to wether or not it should be considerd a planet.
No. Pluto is definitely not a gaseous planet although its classification as a planet has been questioned.
Pluto and Sedna are not gas giants, but the other four are.
Yes the planets do have solid surfaces under the gases, but the diameter is measured on the size of the gas surrounding them.
So most of them are gas planets, but Pluto and Sedna are not.
Of the planets beyond Mars, only Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants and even they have solid cores. Uranus and Neptune are icey rock and Pluto is also rock.
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