PLANETARY CONFIGURATIONS This simplified view of the Solar System displays all the possible planetary configurations. The planets that orbit between the Sun and the Earth are known as the “inferior” planets (Mercury,

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• Celestial mechanics
• Terrestrial planets
• Spherical astronomy
• Elongation
• Conjunction
• Mercury
• Inferior and superior planets
• Venus
• Planet
• Astrology
• Astrological aspects
• Astrometry