Planetary Fact Sheet - U.S. Units


   MERCURY   VENUS   EARTH   MOON   MARS   JUPITER   SATURN   URANUS   NEPTUNE   PLUTO 
Mass1 (1021tons) 0.364 5.37 6.58 0.081 0.707 2092 626 95.7 113 0.0144
Diameter (miles) 3032 7521 7926 2159 4221 88,846 74,897 31,763 30,775 1476
Density1 (lbs/ft3) 339 327 344 209 246 83 43 79 102 116
Gravity (ft/s2) 12.1 29.1 32.1 5.3 12.1 75.9 29.4 28.5 36.0 2.3
Escape Velocity (miles/s) 2.7 6.4 7.0 1.5 3.1 37.0 22.1 13.2 14.6 0.8
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 miles) 36.0 67.2 93.0 0.239* 141.6 483.7 889.8 1781.5 2805.5 3670.0
Perihelion (106 miles) 28.6 66.8 91.4 0.226* 128.4 460.2 843.5 1698.0 2778.2 2756.9
Aphelion (106 miles) 43.4 67.7 94.5 0.252* 154.9 507.3 936.1 1865.0 2832.7 4583.2
Orbital Period (days) 88.0 224.7 365.2 27.3* 687.0 4331 10,747 30,589 59,800 90,560
Orbital Velocity (miles/s) 29.4 21.8 18.5 0.64* 15.0 8.1 6.0 4.2 3.4 2.9
Orbital Inclination (degrees) 7.0 3.4 0.0 5.1 1.8 1.3 2.5 0.8 1.8 17.2
Orbital Eccentricity 0.206 0.007 0.017 0.055 0.094 0.049 0.052 0.047 0.010 0.244
Obliquity to Orbit (degrees) 0.034 177.4 23.4 6.7 25.2 3.1 26.7 97.8 28.3 119.5
Mean Temperature (F) 333 867 59 -4 -85 -166 -220 -320 -330 -375
Surface Pressure (atmospheres) 0 91 1 0 0.01 Unknown* Unknown* Unknown* Unknown* 0.00001
Number of Moons 0 0 1 0 2 95 146 28 16 5
Ring System? No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Global Magnetic Field? Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unknown
   MERCURY   VENUS   EARTH   MOON   MARS   JUPITER   SATURN   URANUS   NEPTUNE   PLUTO 

1 Note that the U.S. ton and pound is are units of weight, not mass, but are used here as the mass equivalent of 907.1847 kilograms/ton and 0.4535929 kg/pound.

* - See the Fact Sheet Notes.


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Last Updated: 22 March 2024, DRW