Solar System

Mercury Distance from the Sun: Diameter: Size compared to Earth: 36 million miles Diameter: 3,032.4 miles Size compared to Earth: Two-fifths the size of Earth in diameter Fun Fact: If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury.

Venus Distance from the Sun: Diameter: Size compared to Earth: 67.24 million miles Diameter: 7,519 miles Size compared to Earth: About 650 miles smaller in diameter than Earth Fun Fact: Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty

Earth Distance from the Sun: Diameter: Size compared to other planets: 92.9 million miles Diameter: 7,926.2 miles Size compared to other planets: Four planets in our solar system are larger and four are smaller than Earth Fun Fact: Is not perfectly round; it bulges at the equator and is flatter at the poles

Mars Distance from the Sun: 141.71 million miles Diameter: 4,194 miles Size compared to Earth: About one-half the size of Earth in diameter Fun Fact: Is the fourth planet from the Sun, situated between Earth and Jupiter

Planets Size Distance from Sun Mercury 3,032.4 miles 36 million miles Venus 7,519 miles 67.24 million miles Earth 7,926.2 miles 92.9 million miles Mars 4,194 miles 141.71 million miles Jupiter 88,736 miles 483.88 million miles Saturn 74,978 miles 887.14 million miles Uranus 32,193 miles 1,783.98 million miles Neptune 30,775 miles 2,796.46 million miles

Where Are We ?

Where Are We?

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