Major Planets of the Solar System ( (table))
Major Planets of the Solar System
Major Planets of the Solar System | |||||||||
Planet | Distance from the sun(AU) | Period of revolution | Period of rotation | Mass(earth=1) | Diameter(earth=1) | Number of confirmed satellites | |||
Mercury | 0.39 | 88 days | 59 days | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0 | |||
Venus | 0.72 | 225 days | 243 days | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0 | |||
Earth | 1 | 365 days | 24 hours | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Mars | 1.52 | 687 days | 25 hours | 0.11 | 0.53 | 2 | |||
Jupiter | 5.20 | 12 years | 10 hours | 317.89 | 11.19 | 63 | |||
Saturn | 9.54 | 29 years | 10 hours | 95.15 | 9.44 | 61 | |||
Uranus | 19.2 | 84 years | 18 hours | 14.54 | 4.10 | 27 | |||
Neptune | 30.06 | 165 years | 18 hours | 17.23 | 3.88 | 14 |
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