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Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density (kg/m3)
Escape
velocity (m/sec) |
5.69 x 1026
120660
690
35600 |
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Average distance from Sun (AU)
Rotation period
(length of day in Earth hours)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth years) |
9.539
10.2
29.46 |
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Jupiter and Great Red Spot
Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density
(kg/m3)
Escape velocity (m/sec) |
1.90 x 1027
142,800
1314
59500 |
Average distance from Sun (AU)
Rotation
period (length of day in Earth hours)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) |
5.203
9.8
11.86 |
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Mars
Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density
(kg/m3)
Escape velocity (m/sec) |
6.42 x 1023
6787
3940
000 |
Average distance from Sun (AU)
Rotation
period (length of day in Earth days)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) |
1.524
1.026
686.98 |
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Sun
Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density
(kg/m3)
Escape velocity (m/sec) |
1.989130
1392000
1408
617.7 |
Moment of inertia:
Magnetic
field strengths (gauss):
Polar Field
Sunspots
Prominences |
0.059
1 - 2
3000
10
- 100 |
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Venus
Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density
(kg/m3)
Escape velocity (m/sec) |
4.87 x 1024
12104
5250
10400 |
Average distance from Sun (AU)
Rotation
period (length of day in Earth days)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) |
0.723
243.0 (retrograde)
224.7 |
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Moon
Mass (kg)
Diameter (km)
Mean density
(kg/m3)
Escape velocity (m/sec) |
7.35 x 1022
3476
3350
2380 |
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Average distance from Earth (km)
Recession rate
from Earth (cm/yr)
Synodic period (in Earth days)
(New moon to new moon)
Sidereal period
(in Earth days)
(360 degree rotation)
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) |
384,400
3.8
29.53
27.322
27.322 |
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