Mechanics: Circular Motion and Gravitation
Planetary Data
|
Body
|
Mass
(kg)
|
Mean Radius
( m)
|
Period
(s)
|
Mean Distance
From Sun (m)
|
|
Mercury
|
3.18 x 1023
|
2.43 x 106
|
7.60 x 106
|
5.79 x 1010
|
|
Venus
|
4.88 x 1024
|
6.06 x 106
|
1.94 x 107
|
1.08 x 1011
|
|
Earth
|
5.98 x 1024
|
6.38 x 106
|
3.156 x 107
|
1.496 x 1011
|
|
Mars
|
6.42 x 1023
|
3.37 x 106
|
5.94 x 107
|
2.28 x 1011
|
|
Jupiter
|
1.90 x 1027
|
6.99 x 107
|
3.74 x 108
|
7.78 x 1011
|
|
Saturn
|
5.68 x 1026
|
5.85 x 107
|
9.35 x 108
|
1.43 x 1012
|
|
Uranus
|
8.68 x 1025
|
2.33 x 107
|
2.64 x 109
|
2.87 x 1012
|
|
Neptune
|
1.03 x 1026
|
2.21 x 107
|
5.22 x 109
|
4.50 x 1012
|
|
Pluto
|
~1 x 1023
|
~3 x 106
|
7.82 x 109
|
5.91 x 1012
|
|
Moon
|
7.36 x 1022
|
1.74 x 106
|
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Sun
|
1.991 x 1030
|
6.96 x 108
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