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Our Home World

 

Compared to the other planets in the Solar System, Earth is astonishingly active.  Its surface is continually recycled and its atmosphere sustains a stunning variety of life.

 
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Earth Facts

Distance from Sun

92,752,000 miles
149,600,000 km
1 AU

Earth Day

23 hrs 56 mins

Mass

6 x 1021 tons
5.98 x 1024 kg

Earth Year

365.24 days

Radius

3.954 miles
6.378 km
   
The Earth's Moon

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