Major Planets of the Solar System (table). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.

Major Planets of the Solar System (table)

Planet	Distance from the sun (AU)	Period of revolution	Period of rotation	Mass (earth=1)	Diameter (earth=1)	Number of confirmed satellites
Mercury	0.39	88 days	59 days	0.06	0.38	0
Venus	0.72	225 days	243 days	0.82	0.95	0
Earth	1	365 days	24 hours	1	1	1
Mars	1.52	687 days	25 hours	0.11	0.53	2
Jupiter	5.20	12 years	10 hours	317.89	11.19	63
Saturn	9.54	29 years	10 hours	95.15	9.44	48
Uranus	19.2	84 years	18 hours	14.54	4.10	27
Neptune	30.06	165 years	18 hours	17.23	3.88	13