Talk:Outer planets
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Aren't the outer planets those beyond the asteroid belt? Also, the article on the Inner planets state that the Inner planet are those between Sol and the asteroid belt. NASA and many other sources say that all four gas giants are among the Outer planets. Maver1ck 21:15, 8 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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The scope of this article has changed drastically from its inception 14 years ago. I plan on moving it to a title which better suits its current form: Exploration of the outer planets unless there is an objection. GenQuest "Talk to Me" 14:17, 3 June 2018 (UTC).[reply]
Concurring with concerns raised by GenQuest, I believe this article's scope no longer aligns with any actual unique description of the outer planets of the solar system as a single topic, but talks more about the exploration of such. I believe it would be best to merge the content of this article with the "Discovery and exploration of the Solar System" article, as it would perfectly accommodate the content and would not make the article too large to constitute a re-split. Any unique description of the outer planets as a single unit can be satisfied by the "Outer Solar System" section of the "Solar System" article. I also believe that "Outer planets" can potentially be a disambiguation page, or a redirect to the aforementioned section in the "Solar System" article as previously suggested by Tbayboy. Like them, though, I'd suggest some light expansion of the section. – PhilipTerryGraham (talk · articles · reviews) 15:42, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]