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Compare the Planets
| Planet |
Average Distance from the Sun (109 km) |
Equatorial Diameter (km) |
Mass (1024 kg) |
Orbital Deviation from Circular |
Rotational Period/Day (Earth Days) |
| Mercury |
58 |
4,878 |
3.30 |
0.206 |
58.6 |
| Venus |
108 |
12,104 |
4.87 |
0.007 |
243 |
| Earth |
150 |
12,756 |
5.98 |
0.017 |
1 |
| Mars |
228 |
6,794 |
0.642 |
0.093 |
1.03 |
| Jupiter |
778 |
142,800 |
1,900 |
0.048 |
0.414 |
| Saturn |
1,427 |
120,000 |
568 |
0.056 |
0.444 |
| Uranus |
2,870 |
52,000 |
86.8 |
0.047 |
0.718 |
| Neptune |
4,497 |
48,400 |
102.5 |
0.009 |
0.671 |
| Pluto |
5,899 |
3,000 |
0.0127 |
0.248 |
6.4 |
Farthest Planet Away: Pluto
Pluto is 30% farther away than the second farthest planet.
Pluto is 10,070% farther away that the nearest planet.
In order, the next farthest planets are
- Neptune
- Uranus
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Earth
- Venus
- Mercury
Largest Equatorial Diameter: Jupiter
Jupiter’s diameter is 20% greater than the second largest diameter.
Jupiter’s diameter is 4660% greater away than the smallest diameter.
In order, the planets with the next largest diameters are:
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Earth
- Venus
- Mars
- Mercury
- Pluto
Most Massive: Jupiter
Jupiter is 236% more massive than the second most massive planet.
Jupiter is 6,684,209% more massive than the least massive planet.
In order, the next most massive planets are:
- Saturn
- Neptune
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Earth
- Venus
- Mercury
- Mars
- Pluto
Most Deviant from a Circular Orbit: Pluto
Pluto’s orbit is 20% more deviant than the second most deviant orbit.
Pluto’s orbit is 3440% more deviant than the least deviant orbit.
In order, the planets with the next most deviant orbits are:
- Mercury
- Mars
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- Uranus
- Earth
- Neptune
- Venus
Longest Rotational Period: Venus
Venus’s day is 315% longer than the planet with the second longest day.
Venus’s day is 58596% longer than the planet with the shortest day.
In order, the planets with the next longest days are:
- Mercury
- Pluto
- Mars
- Earth
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
- Saturn
- Jupiter
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