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The table below is still under development, hence the gaps - and the slow loading speed.

Days, hours and years all refer to Earth time periods.

 

 

Planet

Satellite

Diameter 
(Km)

Mass  (Kg)

Density (Kg/m3)

Distance from Primary (millions of Km)

Rotation around primary

Rotation on axis

Atmosphere

Surface gravity  ms-2

Magnetic Field

The Sun

9

 

1.392,000

1.99
x1030

 

 

 

 

H, He

 

 

 

Mercury

None

4,850

3.588
x1023

5.4

58

88 days

58.7 days

Na, He, H, O,K

 

Y

 

Venus

None

12,120

4.90
x1024

5.3

67.2

226.5 days

243 days (retro-grade)

CO2, N

 

N

 

Earth

1

12,756

5.98
 x1024

5.52

159.5

365.25 days

24 hours

N,O

9.81

Y

 

Luna

3,476

7.383
 x1022

3.31

0.3844

27.32 days

27.32 days

No atmosphere

1.63

N

 

Asteroid belt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mars

2

6,760

6.578
x1023

3.9

141.6

1.88 years

24.6 hours

CO2, N, Argon O, Krypton, Neon, CO, Xenon, H2O

 

N

 

Phobos

21Km

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

Diemos

12Km

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

Planet

Satellite

Diameter 
(Km)

Mass  (Kg)

Density (Kg/m3)

Distance from Primary (millions of Km)

Rotation around primary

Rotation on axis

Atmosphere

Surface gravity  ms-2

Magnetifc Field

 

Jupiter

16

142,867

1.9
x1027

1.3

778.4

11.86 years

9.8 hours

H, He

 

E x14

 

 

Io

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ganymede

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Callisto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adastrea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amalthea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thebe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Himalya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lysithea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ananke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pasiphae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sinope