Earth and Moon
Earth (planet) and Moon (Earth’s natural satellite) side by side – to scale and in numbers.
| Earth | Moon | Earth ÷ Moon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 12,756 km | 3,475 km | 3.67 × |
| Mass | 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg | 7.30 × 10²² kg | 81.8 × |
| Surface gravity | 9.80 m/s² | 1.60 m/s² | 6.13 × |
| Density | 5,514 kg/m³ | 3,340 kg/m³ | 1.65 × |
| Mean temperature | 15 °C | -20 °C | |
| Mean distance from the Sun | 149.6 million km | 149.6 million km with Earth |
1.00 × |
| Length of day | 24.0 h | 29.5 days sunrise to sunrise |
0.03 × |
| Year (orbit around the Sun) | 365.2 days (1.00 years) | 365.2 days (1.00 years) with Earth |
1.00 × |
| Orbit around its planet | – | 27.3 days around Earth |
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| Known moons | 1 | – |
Data: NASA Planetary Fact Sheet, JPL SSD (planetary moons), JPL SBDB (dwarf planets) – public domain. Moon gravity is calculated from the JPL mass (GM) and radius; a moon’s “year” is its planet’s orbit around the Sun. A dash – no value in these sources.
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