Radius Of Planets

The radius of saturns main rings is 136775 km.

Radius of planets. Mars is the second smallest planet with a radius of 2111 miles 3397 km. Use the buttons at the top to sort the planets by their order from the sun or by their size. Schoolyard solar system demonstration scale model of the solar system for the classroom. Planetary fact sheet in us.

Take an interactive tour of the solar system or browse the site to find fascinating information facts and data about our planets the solar system and beyond. For example titan looks bigger than ganymede but its solid body is smaller. Radius is the measurement from the center of an object to the edge of it. Mercury is the smallest planet with a radius of only.

Change between km mi in settings. Distance between planets is not to scale. Sunday august 16 2015. Radius of the planets solar system poster with planets their names and radius sizes elements of this image furnished by nasa.

Caption one way to measure the size of the planets is by radius. The illustration shows correct relative size and order of the planets. Planetary fact sheet values compared to earth. Notes on the fact sheets explanations of the values and headings in the fact sheet.

The first four planets are called terrestrial planets because they are made mainly of rock and have thin wispy atmospheres. Wikipedia version 40 last updated. You can also zoom in and out on the planets or the sun using the plus and minus buttons. Solar system the sun and planets distances not to scale age 4568 billion years location local interstellar cloud local bubble orioncygnus arm milky way system mass 10014 solar masses nearest star proxima centauri 425 ly alpha centauri 437 ly nearest known planetary system proxima centauri system 425 ly planetary system semi major axis of outer known planet neptune 3010 au.

For the giant planets the radius is defined as the distance from the center at which the atmosphere reaches 1 bar of atmospheric pressure. The equatorial radius is the distance from the planetsstars center to its equator and is often used to compare it with planets. Planets in the row solar system in the starry universe panorama elements of this image furnished by nasa. The size of solid bodies does not include an objects atmosphere.

The outer planets are called gas giants because they are large and consist mainly of hydrogen and helium. Index of planetary fact sheets more detailed fact sheets for each planet. Calculator for the radiuses of sun moon earth and the planets in kilometers miles and compared to each other. Radius is half the diameter it quantifies the distance from the center to the edge of the celectial bodythe planetary radius is important eg.