| Earth Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Mass (kg) | 5.976e+24 |
| Mass (Earth = 1) | 1.0000e+00 |
| Equatorial radius (km) | 6,378.14 |
| Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) | 1.0000e+00 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) | 5.515 |
| Mean distance from the Sun (km) | 149,600,000 |
| Mean distance from the Sun (Earth = 1) | 1.0000 |
| Rotational period (days) | 0.99727 |
| Rotational period (hours) | 23.9345 |
| Orbital period (days) | 365.256 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) | 29.79 |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.0167 |
| Tilt of axis (degrees) | 23.45 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) | 0.000 |
| Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) | 11.18 |
| Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2) | 9.78 |
| Visual geometric albedo | 0.37 |
| Mean surface temperature | 15°C |
| Atmospheric pressure (bars) | 1.013 |
| Atmospheric composition
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77% 21% 2% |
Earth Moon Summary
The following table summarizes the radius, mass, distance from the planet center, discoverer and the date of discovery of each of the moons of Earth:
| Moon | # | Radius (km) |
Mass (kg) |
Distance (km) |
Discoverer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon/Luna | I | 1737.4 | 7.349e+22 | 384,400 | NA | NA |