| Distance from the Sun: 149,597,890 km Moon - Luna: 1 Equatorial Radius: 6,378.14 km Volume: 1,083,200,000,000 km3 Mass: 5,973,700,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg Earth's crust = 800 miles thick |
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| Discovered By: | Known by the Ancients |
| Date of Discovery: | Unknown |
| Average Distance from the Sun |
Metric: 149,597,890 km English: 92,955,820 miles Scientific Notation: 1.4959789 x 108 km (1.000 A.U.) |
| Perihelion (closest) |
Metric: 147,100,000 km English: 91,400,000 miles Scientific Notation: 1.471 x 108 km (0.983 A.U.) |
| Aphelion (farthest) |
Metric: 152,100,000 km English: 94,500,000 miles Scientific Notation: 1.521 x 108 km (1.017 A.U.) |
| Equatorial Radius |
Metric: 6,378.14 km English: 3,963.19 miles Scientific Notation: 6.37814 x 103 km By Comparison: 1 x Earth's |
| Equatorial Circumference |
Metric: 40,075 km English: 24,901 miles Scientific Notation: 4.0075 x 104 km |
| Volume |
Metric: 1,083,200,000,000 km3 English: 259,900,000,000 mi3 Scientific Notation: 1.0832 x 1012 km3 By Comparison: 1 x Earth's |
| Mass |
Metric: 5,973,700,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg Scientific Notation: 5.9737 x 1024 kg |
| Density | Metric: 5.515 g/cm3 |
| Surface Area |
Metric: 510,065,700 km2 English: 196,937,500 square miles Scientific Notation: 5.100657 x 108 km2 |
| Equatorial Surface Gravity |
Metric: 9.766 m/s2 English: 32.041 ft/s2 |
| Escape Velocity |
Metric: 40,248 km/h English: 25,009 mph Scientific Notation: 11,180 m/s |
| Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day) |
0.99726968 Earth days 23.934 hours |
| Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year) |
1.0000174 Earth years 365.24 Earth days |
| Mean Orbit Velocity |
Metric: 107,229 km/h English: 66,629 mph Scientific Notation: 29,785.9 m/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity | 0.01671022 |
| Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic | 0.00005 degrees |
| Equatorial Inclination to Orbit | 23.45 degrees |
| Orbital Circumference |
Metric: 924,375,700 km English: 574,380,400 miles Scientific Notation: 9.243757 x 108 km |
| Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature |
Metric: -88/58 (min/max) °C English: -126/136 (min/max) °F Scientific Notation: 185/331 (min/max) K |
| Atmospheric Constituents |
Nitrogen, Oxygen Scientific Notation: N2, O2 By Comparison: N2 is 80% of Earth's air and is a crucial element in DNA. |
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