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mini-Neptune

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A planet less massive than Neptune but resembling Neptune in that it has a thick hydrogen-helium atmosphere, probably with deep layers of ice, rock or liquid oceans (made of water, ammonia, a mixture of both, or heavier volatiles).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: gas dwarf, transitional planet

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