PLANETARY STATISTICS

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PLANETARY
STATISTICS

NAME	Earth / Terra / The World
MEANING OF NAME	Planet Earth in the English language is not named after a mythological figure like the other planets. Its name originates from the old English name for the planet, Eorðe (don't ask how to pronounce it!). Its name in many other languages is Terra or similar, named after Tellus, the Roman goddess of Earth, or fertile soil. Its Greek equivalent, Gaea, is Mother Earth
NAME IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES	Terre (French), Tierra (Spanish), Terra (Portuguese, Italian, Latin), Erde (German), Zemlja (Russian), Gaea (Greek)
AVERAGE DISTANCE FROM THE SUN	149,597,890 km / 92,955,820 miles / 1.000 A.U.
CLOSEST DISTANCE TO THE SUN (PERIHELION)	147,100,000 km / 91,400,000 miles / 0.983 A.U.
FARTHEST DISTANCE FROM THE SUN (APHELION)	52,100,000 km / 94,500,000 miles / 1.017 A.U.
DIAMETER ACROSS EQUATOR	6,378 km / 3,963 miles
CIRCUMFERENCE AROUND EQUATOR	40,074 km / 24,901 miles
MASS	5,973,700,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg
TIME TO SPIN ON AXIS	23 hours, 56 minutes
TIME TO ORBIT THE SUN (1 YEAR)	365 days, 6 hours
DISTANCE PLANET TRAVELS TO COMPLETE ONE ORBIT	924,375,700 km / 574,380,400 miles
ESCAPE VELOCITY	40,248 km/h / 25,009 mph
MINIMUM SURFACE TEMPERATURE	-88 °c / -126 °F / 185 K
MAXIMUM SURFACE TEMPERATURE	58 °c / 136 ° F / 331 K
WEATHER CONDITIONS	The weather conditions on Earth can vary greatly depending on location and time of year.
CONTENTS OF ATMOSPHERE	78.1% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon, 0.04% Carbon dioxide, about 1% Water vapor, 0.002% other gases
KNOWN MOONS	1 - The Moon (Luna)
PAST MISSIONS (including nationality and year of launch)
PRESENT MISSIONS
PLANNED MISSIONS
NOTABLE FEATURES	Life!