MERCURY | VENUS | EARTH | MOON | MARS | JUPITER | SATURN | URANUS | NEPTUNE | PLUTO | |
Mass | 0.0553 | 0.815 | 1 | 0.0123 | 0.107 | 317.8 | 95.2 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 0.0022 |
Diameter | 0.383 | 0.949 | 1 | 0.2724 | 0.532 | 11.21 | 9.45 | 4.01 | 3.88 | 0.187 |
Density | 0.985 | 0.951 | 1 | 0.606 | 0.714 | 0.241 | 0.125 | 0.230 | 0.297 | 0.336 |
Gravity | 0.378 | 0.907 | 1 | 0.166 | 0.377 | 2.36 | 0.916 | 0.889 | 1.12 | 0.071 |
Escape Velocity | 0.384 | 0.926 | 1 | 0.213 | 0.450 | 5.32 | 3.17 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 0.116 |
Rotation Period | 58.8 | -244 | 1 | 27.4 | 1.03 | 0.415 | 0.445 | -0.720 | 0.673 | 6.41 |
Length of Day | 175.9 | 116.8 | 1 | 29.5 | 1.03 | 0.414 | 0.444 | 0.718 | 0.671 | 6.39 |
Distance from Sun | 0.387 | 0.723 | 1 | 0.00257* | 1.52 | 5.20 | 9.57 | 19.17 | 30.18 | 39.48 |
Perihelion | 0.313 | 0.731 | 1 | 0.00247* | 1.41 | 5.04 | 9.23 | 18.58 | 30.40 | 30.16 |
Aphelion | 0.459 | 0.716 | 1 | 0.00267* | 1.64 | 5.37 | 9.91 | 19.73 | 29.97 | 48.49 |
Orbital Period | 0.241 | 0.615 | 1 | 0.0748* | 1.88 | 11.9 | 29.4 | 83.7 | 163.7 | 247.9 |
Orbital Velocity | 1.59 | 1.18 | 1 | 0.0343* | 0.808 | 0.439 | 0.325 | 0.228 | 0.182 | 0.157 |
Orbital Eccentricity | 12.3 | 0.401 | 1 | 3.29 | 5.60 | 2.93 | 3.38 | 2.74 | 0.677 | 14.6 |
Obliquity to Orbit | 0.001 | 0.113* | 1 | 0.285 | 1.07 | 0.134 | 1.14 | 4.17* | 1.21 | 2.58* |
Surface Pressure | 0 | 92 | 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 |
* - See the Fact Sheet Notes.
Planetary Fact Sheet in Metric Units
Planetary Fact Sheet in U.S. Units
Index of Planetary Fact Sheets - More detailed fact sheets for each planet
Notes on the Fact Sheet - Explanations of the values and headings in the fact sheet
Schoolyard Solar System
- Demonstration scale model of the solar system for the classroom