Earth solar system size comparison

How big is Earth compared to the Sun?

In a planet size comparison, Earth’s equatorial circumference is 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers), and its diameter is 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers). Read also: How Many Earths Can Fit in the Sun? In a planet size comparison, Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system regarding distance from the Sun and ranks seventh in size and mass.

How big is the Solar System?

The solar system is really mostly empty space. The Sun is much much bigger than all the planets, in fact, you could fit over a million Earths inside the Sun! The next biggest object in the Solar System is Jupiter, a gas giant planet. Its mass is about 318 times that of the Earth.

How wide is a planet compared to the Earth's equatorial diameter?

Each planet’s width is compared to Earth’s equatorial diameter, which is about 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers). At the bottom of the page, there is a handy list of the order of the planets moving away from our Sun. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

What are the sizes of planets based on the equatorial diameter?

This is a simple guide to the sizes of planets based on the equatorial diameter – or width – at the equator of each planet. Each planet’s width is compared to Earth’s equatorial diameter, which is about 7,926 miles (12,756 kilometers). At the bottom of the page, there is a handy list of the order of the planets moving away from our Sun.

How many planets are in our Solar System?

According to NASA, this is the estimated radii of the eight planets in our solar system, in order of size. We also have included the radii sizes relative to Earth to help you picture them better. Eight planets and a dwarf planet in our Solar System, approximately to scale. Pluto is a dwarf planet at far right. At far left is the Sun.

What are the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other?

This illustration shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other. Outward from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, followed by the dwarf planet Pluto. Jupiter's diameter is about 11 times that of the Earth's and the Sun's diameter is about 10 times Jupiter's.