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earth and the solar system, the | Mass | Mean density | Equatorial diameter | Mean distance from Sun |
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| (kg) | (g cm−2) | (km) | (km) |
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Sun | 2.0×1030 | 1.41 | 1.393×106 | – |
Mercury | 3.3×1023 | 5.43 | 4.878×103 | 57.9×106 |
Venus | 4.87×1024 | 5.25 | 12.10×103 | 108.2×106 |
Earth | 5.98×1024 | 5.52 | 12.76×103 | 149.6×106 |
Mars | 6.42×1023 | 3.95 | 6.794×103 | 227.9×106 |
Jupiter | 1.90×1027 | 1.33 | 142.8×103 | 778.3×106 |
Saturn | 5.68×1026 | 0.71 | 120×103 | 1427×106 |
Uranus | 8.70×1025 | 1.29 | 51.2×103 | 2870×106 |
Neptune | 1.03×1026 | 1.64 | 48.6×103 | 4497×106 |
Additional data for the EarthRotational period: 23 hours 56 minutes 4 secondsOrbital period: 365.26 daysThe MoonMass: 7.35×10
22 kg; mean density: 3.34 g cm
−3Equatorial diameter: 3476 kmMean distance from Earth: 384.4×10
3 km
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