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Solar System

In the following table, some basic properties of the known planets of our solar system are listed.

The table presents the basic properties of the planets in the solar system with the columns for a name, the distance from the sun in astronomical units, the revolution period, the diameter in kilometers, mass in 10 times 23 kilograms, and density in grams per centimeter cube. The first planet, Mercury, has a distance of 0.39 A U, revolution period of 0.24 years, 4878 km diameter, mass of 3.3 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 5.4 grams per centimeter cube. The second planet, Venus, has a distance of 0.72 A U, revolution period of 0.62 years, 12120 km diameter, mass of 48.7 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 5.2 grams per centimeter cube. The third planet, Earth, has a distance of 1 A U, revolution period of 1 year, 12756 km diameter, mass of 59.8 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 5.5 grams per centimeter cube. The fourth planet, Mars, has a distance of 1.52 A U, revolution period of 1.88 years, 6787 km diameter, mass of 6.4 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 3.9 grams per centimeter cube. The fifth planet, Jupiter, has a distance of 5.2 A U, revolution period of 11.86 years, 142984 km diameter, mass of 18991 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 1.3 grams per centimeter cube. The sixth planet, Saturn, has a distance of 9.54 A U, revolution period of 29.46 years, 120536 km diameter, mass of 5686 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 0.7 grams per centimeter cube. The seventh planet, Uranus, has a distance of 19.18 A U, revolution period of 84.07 years, 51118 km diameter, mass of 866 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 1.3 grams per centimeter cube. The last planet, Neptune, has a distance of 30.06 A U, revolution period of 164.82 years, 49660 km diameter, mass of 1030 times 10 to 23 kilograms, and density of 1.6 grams per centimeter cube.

[AU]: Astronomical Unit is the distance from Earth to Sun.