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Table 1A -- Size of Planets
| Planet |
Diameter
(in Miles) |
Diameter
(in Kilometers) |
Diameter< Br>(if earth were 1 cm/inch) |
| Mercury |
3,032 |
4,878 |
0.38 (a little more than 1/3) |
| Venus |
7,523 |
12,104 |
0.95 (about like earth) |
| Earth |
7,928 |
12,756 |
1.00 |
| Mars |
4,218 |
6,787 |
0.53 (about 1/2 earth) |
| Jupiter |
88,863 |
142,980 |
11.2 |
| Saturn |
74,916 |
120,540 |
9.5 |
| Uranus |
31,771 |
51,120 |
4.0 |
| Neptune |
30,783 |
49,530 |
3.9 (about like Uranus) |
| Pluto |
1,430 |
2,300 |
0.18 (about 1/2 Mercury) |
TABLE A2 SIZE OF RINGS
| Planet |
Diameter of Rings
(Inner Edge) |
If Earth is 1 cm/inch
(Outer Edge) |
| Jupiter |
9.6 |
10.1 |
| Saturn |
11.6 |
21.4 |
| Uranus |
6.6 |
8.1 |
| Neptune |
8.9 |
11.0 |
TABLE A3 DISTANCES OF THE PLANETS FROM THE SUN
| Planet |
Miles |
Kilometers |
A.U. |
| Mercury |
35,985,000 |
57,900,000 |
0.39 |
| Venus |
67,247,000 |
108,200,000 |
0.72 |
| Earth |
92,977,000 |
149,600,000 |
1.00 |
| Mars |
141,641,000 |
227,900,000 |
1.52 |
| Jupiter |
483,717,000 |
778,300,000 |
5.20 |
| Saturn |
885,954,000 |
1,425,500,000 |
9.53 |
Uranus |
1,788,129,000 |
2,877,100,000 |
19.23 |
| Neptune |
2,801,802,000 |
4,508,100,000 |
30.14 |
| Pluto |
3,701,057,000 |
5,955,000,000 |
39.81 |
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