MERCURY | VENUS | EARTH | MOON | MARS | JUPITER | SATURN | URANUS | NEPTUNE | PLUTO | |
Mass (1024kg) | 0.330 | 4.87 | 5.97 | 0.073 | 0.642 | 1899 | 568 | 86.8 | 102 | 0.0125 |
Diameter (km) | 4879 | 12,104 | 12,756 | 3475 | 6794 | 142,984 | 120,536 | 51,118 | 49,528 | 2390 |
Density (kg/m3) | 5427 | 5243 | 5515 | 3340 | 3933 | 1326 | 687 | 1270 | 1638 | 1750 |
Gravity (m/s2) | 3.7 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 23.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 0.6 |
Escape Velocity (km/s) | 4.3 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 59.5 | 35.5 | 21.3 | 23.5 | 1.1 |
Rotation Period (hours) | 1407.6 | -5832.5 | 23.9 | 655.7 | 24.6 | 9.9 | 10.7 | -17.2 | 16.1 | -153.3 |
Length of Day (hours) | 4222.6 | 2802.0 | 24.0 | 708.7 | 24.7 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 16.1 | 153.3 |
Distance from Sun (106 km) | 57.9 | 108.2 | 149.6 | 0.384* | 227.9 | 778.6 | 1433.5 | 2872.5 | 4495.1 | 5870.0 |
Perihelion (106 km) | 46.0 | 107.5 | 147.1 | 0.363* | 206.6 | 740.5 | 1352.6 | 2741.3 | 4444.5 | 4435.0 |
Aphelion (106 km) | 69.8 | 108.9 | 152.1 | 0.406* | 249.2 | 816.6 | 1514.5 | 3003.6 | 4545.7 | 7304.3 |
Orbital Period (days) | 88.0 | 224.7 | 365.2 | 655.7 | 687.0 | 4331 | 10,747 | 30,589 | 59,800 | 90,588 |
Orbital Velocity (km/s) | 47.9 | 35.0 | 29.8 | 1.0 | 24.1 | 13.1 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
Orbital Inclination (degrees) | 7.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
Orbital Eccentricity | 0.205 | 0.007 | 0.017 | 0.055 | 0.094 | 0.049 | 0.057 | 0.046 | 0.011 | 0.244 |
Axial Tilt (degrees) | 0.01 | 177.4 | 23.5 | 6.7 | 25.2 | 3.1 | 26.7 | 97.8 | 28.3 | 122.5 |
Mean Temperature (C) | 167 | 464 | 15 | -20 | -65 | -110 | -140 | -195 | -200 | -225 |
Surface Pressure (bars) | 0 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | Unknown* | Unknown* | Unknown* | Unknown* | 0 |
Global Magnetic Field? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
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* - See the Fact Sheet Notes.
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