Earth Statistics
| Planetary Symbol: |
 |
Surface Gravity: |
9.78 m/s^2 |
| Diameter: |
12,753 km (7,926 miles) |
Rotation Period with respect to Sun (Length of Day): |
24 hrs |
| Mass: |
5.98x10^24 kilograms
(6.5e21 tons) |
Rotation Period with respect to stars (Sidereal Day): |
23 hrs 56 min |
| Density: |
5,515 kg/m^3 |
Revolution Period about the Sun (Length of a Year): |
365 days 5 hrs |
| Minimum Distance from Sun: |
146 million km
(91 million miles) |
Tilt of Axis: |
23o 27" |
| Maximum Distance from Sun: |
152 million km
(94.5 million miles) |
Temperature: |
-89o C to 57.7o C
(-128o F to 136o F) |
| Orbital Semimajor Axis: |
1.0 AU |
Average Surface Temperature (K): |
287K |
| Satellites: |
1 (the Moon) |
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Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form
Comparative Orbital Statistics -- in table form
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