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Solar System
Planets Comparison Table 
Enter your age: and weight: to learn your age and weight on other planets.
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  Name Avg Dist. from Sun
Miles		 Mass
Earth masses*		 Diameter
Miles		 Length of Day
Earth Days
(Hrs:Mins) 		Length of Year
Earth Years
(Days) 		Surface Gravity
Earth = 1 		Your
Age
& Weight		 Moons**
Mercury Mercury 35983095 0.055 3032 58.65 0.24
(88) 		0.38 a=
w= 		0
Venus Venus 67237910 0.815 7521 243 0.62
(224.7)		 0.91 a=
w= 		0
Earth Earth 92955820 1 7926 1
(24:00) 		1
(365.24)		 1 a=
w= 		1
Mars Mars 141633260 0.107 4222 1.027
(24:39) 		1.88
(686.9)		 0.38 a=
w= 		2
Jupiter Jupiter 483682810 318 88846 0.414
(9:56)		 11.9 2.14 a=
w= 		63
Saturn Saturn 885904700 95 74898 0.444
(10:39)		 29.4 0.74 a=
w= 		47
Uranus Uranus 1783939400 14.4 31764 0.718
(17:14)		 84 0.86 a=
w= 		27
Neptune Neptune 2795084800 17.1 30776 0.672
(16:07) 		164.8 1.1 a=
w= 		13

* Earth's mass is 5,973,700 x 1021 kg


** As of May 2008

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