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Module 08 · Planetary Explorer

Eight worlds,
one Sun.

Live orbital positions of every planet in the Solar System, computed from mean anomalies. Tap a world for its story.

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Earth
· Planet

Earth

1 AU from Sun

The only place in the known universe where an ocean has ever been observed.

Radius
6,371 km
Mass
1.00 × Earth
Gravity
9.8 m/s²
Mean temp
15°C
Day
24.0 h
Year
1.0 yr
Moons
1
Atmosphere
78% N₂, 21% O₂
Planetary Scale
  • 99.86%
    Percentage of the solar system's total mass contained entirely within the Sun.
  • 250 Million
    Years it takes our solar system to complete one orbit around the Milky Way galaxy.