Earth Statistics

Planetary Symbol: Surface Gravity: 9.78 m/s^2

Diameter: 12,753 km (7,926 miles) Rotation Period with respect to Sun (Length of Day): 24 hrs

Mass: 5.98x10^24 kilograms
(6.5e21 tons) Rotation Period with respect to stars (Sidereal Day): 23 hrs 56 min

Density: 5,515 kg/m^3 Revolution Period about the Sun (Length of a Year): 365 days 5 hrs

Minimum Distance from Sun: 146 million km
(91 million miles) Tilt of Axis: 23^o 27"

Maximum Distance from Sun: 152 million km
(94.5 million miles) Temperature: -89^o C to 57.7^o C
(-128^o F to 136^o F)

Orbital Semimajor Axis: 1.0 AU Average Surface Temperature (K): 287K

Satellites: 1 (the Moon)

Planetary Symbol:		Surface Gravity:	9.78 m/s^2
Diameter:	12,753 km (7,926 miles)	Rotation Period with respect to Sun (Length of Day):	24 hrs
Mass:	5.98x10^24 kilograms (6.5e21 tons)	Rotation Period with respect to stars (Sidereal Day):	23 hrs 56 min
Density:	5,515 kg/m^3	Revolution Period about the Sun (Length of a Year):	365 days 5 hrs
Minimum Distance from Sun:	146 million km (91 million miles)	Tilt of Axis:	23^o 27"
Maximum Distance from Sun:	152 million km (94.5 million miles)	Temperature:	-89^o C to 57.7^o C (-128^o F to 136^o F)
Orbital Semimajor Axis:	1.0 AU	Average Surface Temperature (K):	287K
Satellites:	1 (the Moon)

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Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form

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Last modified February 16, 2001 by the Windows Team

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