Project Planet - Explore Solar System

MercuryTerrestrial planet (rocky)

0.39 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 3 minutes

Mercury is 2.6x smaller than EarthDiameter of the planet

Extremely small atmospheric pressureAtmospheric pressure0.000 ATM, 0.000 kPA, 0.000 bar, 0.000 psi

-173.00 °C

427.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 175.9 days on EarthOne day on Mercury

Year is 87 days on EarthOne year on Mercury

2.6x smaller gravityGravity compared to Earth3.70 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

VenusTerrestrial planet (rocky)

0.723 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 6 minutes

Venus is 1.1x smaller than EarthDiameter of the planet

Atmospheric pressure is 92.0x bigger than EarthAtmospheric pressure92.000 ATM, 9321.900 kPA, 93.219 bar, 1352.023 psi

462.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 116.8 days on EarthOne day on Venus

Year is 224 days on EarthOne year on Venus

1.1x smaller gravityGravity compared to Earth8.87 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

EarthTerrestrial planet (rocky)

1 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 8 minutes

1 ATMAtmospheric pressure1.000 ATM, 101.325 kPA, 1.013 bar, 14.696 psi

-88.00 °C

58.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 24.0 hoursOne day on Earth

Year is 365 days on EarthOne year on Earth

Earth gravity9.80 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

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Moon phaseNew Moon at 57.1013 %, Waning (Shrinking)

1 moonsMoon

MarsTerrestrial planet (rocky)

1.52 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 12 minutes

Mars is 1.9x smaller than EarthDiameter of the planet

Very small atmospheric pressureAtmospheric pressure0.006 ATM, 0.610 kPA, 0.006 bar, 0.088 psi

-133.00 °C

27.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 24.6 hoursOne day on Mars

Year is 686 days on EarthOne year on Mars

2.6x smaller gravityGravity compared to Earth3.70 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

2 moonsPhobos, Deimos

JupiterGas giant

5.2 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 43 minutes

Jupiter is 11.2x bigger than EarthDiameter of the planet

Atmospheric pressure is 3.9x bigger than EarthAtmospheric pressure3.948 ATM, 400.000 kPA, 4.000 bar, 58.015 psi

-148.00 °C

-108.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 9.9 hoursOne day on Jupiter

Year is 11.9 years on EarthOne year on Jupiter

2.4x bigger gravityGravity compared to Earth23.10 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

95 moonsIo, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto and 91 more

SaturnGas giant

9.58 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 79 minutes

Saturn is 9.4x bigger than EarthDiameter of the planet

Atmospheric pressure is 1.4x bigger than EarthAtmospheric pressure1.382 ATM, 140.000 kPA, 1.400 bar, 20.305 psi

-178.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 10.7 hoursOne day on Saturn

Year is 29.5 years on EarthOne year on Saturn

1.1x smaller gravityGravity compared to Earth9.00 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

146 moonsMimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Iapetus and 139 more

UranusIce giant

19.18 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 159 minutes

Uranus is 4.0x bigger than EarthDiameter of the planet

Atmospheric pressure is 1.2x bigger than EarthAtmospheric pressure1.184 ATM, 120.000 kPA, 1.200 bar, 17.405 psi

-216.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 17.2 hoursOne day on Uranus

Year is 84.1 years on EarthOne year on Uranus

1.1x smaller gravityGravity compared to Earth8.70 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

28 moonsMiranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon and 23 more

NeptuneIce giant

30.07 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 250 minutes

Neptune is 3.9x bigger than EarthDiameter of the planet

Atmospheric pressure is 1.0x smaller than EarthAtmospheric pressure0.987 ATM, 100.000 kPA, 1.000 bar, 14.504 psi

-214.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 16.1 hoursOne day on Neptune

Year is 164.9 years on EarthOne year on Neptune

1.1x bigger gravityGravity compared to Earth11.00 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

16 moonsNaiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, Nereid and 8 more

Pluto - Never forget* 1930 - 2006 *Pluto has not been considered a planet since 2006. It was reclassified as a dwarf planet.

PlutoDwarf planet

39.48 AUPlanet distance from SunAU = astronomical unit, 1 AU = average distance from Earth to SunLight from Sun reaches the planet in 328 minutes

Pluto is 5.4x smaller than EarthDiameter of the planet

Extremely small atmospheric pressureAtmospheric pressure0.000 ATM, 0.000 kPA, 0.000 bar, 0.000 psi

-233.00 °C

-223.00 °C

Surface temperature

Day is 6.4 days on EarthOne day on Pluto

Year is 248.1 years on EarthOne year on Pluto

Very small gravityGravity compared to Earth0.62 m/s/s - acceleration due to gravity

5 moonsCharon and 4 more