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Average Distance from the Sun |
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Metric: 57,909,175 km |
English: 35,983,095 miles |
Scientific Notation:
5.7909175 x 107 km
(0.38709893 A.U.)
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By Comparison: Earth is 1 A.U. (Astronomical Unit) from the Sun. |
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Metric: 46,000,000 km |
English: 28,580,000 miles |
Scientific Notation:
4.600 x 107 km
(0.3075 A.U.)
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By Comparison: 0.313 x Earth |
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Metric: 69,820,000 km |
English: 43,380,000 miles |
Scientific Notation:
6.982 x 107 km
(0.4667 A.U.)
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By Comparison: 0.459 x Earth |
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Metric: 2,439.7 km |
English: 1,516.0 miles |
Scientific Notation: 2.4397 x 103 km |
By Comparison: 0.3825 x Earth |
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Metric: 15,329.1 km |
English: 9,525.1 miles |
Scientific Notation: 1.53291 x 104 km |
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Metric: 60,827,200,000 km3 |
English: 14,593,200,000 mi3 |
Scientific Notation: 6.08272 x 1010 km3 |
By Comparison: 0.054 x Earth's |
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Metric: 330,220,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg |
Scientific Notation: 3.3022 x 1023 kg |
By Comparison: 0.055 x Earth's |
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Metric: 5.427 g/cm3 |
By Comparison: 0.984 x Earth |
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Metric: 74,800,000 km2 |
English: 28,900,000 square miles |
Scientific Notation: 7.48 x 107 km2 |
By Comparison: 0.108 x Earth |
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Equatorial Surface Gravity |
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Metric: 3.7 m/s2 |
English: 12.1 ft/s2 |
By Comparison: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury. |
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Metric: 15,300 km/h |
English: 9,500 mph |
Scientific Notation: 4.25 x 103 m/s |
By Comparison: Escape Velocity of Earth is 25,022 mph |
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Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day) |
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58.646 Earth days |
1407.5 hours |
By Comparison: 58.81 x Earth |
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Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year) |
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0.241 Earth years |
87.97 Earth days |
By Comparison: 0.241 x Earth |
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Metric: 172,341 km/h |
English: 107,088 mph |
Scientific Notation: 47,872.5 m/s |
By Comparison: 1.61 x Earth |
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0.20563069 |
By Comparison: 12.3 x Earth |
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Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic |
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Equatorial Inclination to Orbit |
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0 degrees |
By Comparison: Earth's equatorial inclination to orbit is 23.45 degrees. |
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Metric: 356,000,000 km |
English: 221,000,000 miles |
Scientific Notation: 3.56 x 108 km |
By Comparison: 0.385 x Earth |
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Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature |
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Metric: -173/427 °C |
English: -279/801 °F |
Scientific Notation: 100/700 K |
By Comparison: Earth's temperature range is ~ 185/331 K. |
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By Comparison: Earth's atmosphere consists mostly of N2, O2 |
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