Table 9-1: TABLE 9-1: Characteristics of the Terrestrial Planets and Earth’s Moon
MercuryVenusEarthMarsEarth’s Moon
Radius (km)24406052637033881737
Mass (Earth = 1)0.060.811.000.110.01
(3.3 × 1023 kg)(4.9 × 1024 kg)(6.0 × 1024 kg)(6.4 × 1023 kg)(7.2 × 1022 kg)
Average density (g/cm3)5.435.245.523.943.34
Orbit period (Earth days)8822436568727
Distance from Sun (× 106 km)57108148228
Moons00120