MERCURY VENUS EARTH MOONMARS JUPIIER SATURNURANUS NEPTUNEPLUTOMass (10"kg)0 33048759700730 6421898568S6 810200146Diameter (km)487912,10412,75634756792142,984120,53651,11819,5282370Density (kg'm)542752433514334039331326687127116382095Gravity (mis?)3.78.99.81.63.723.19.08.711.00.7 2. The mean distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x1011m. The mean distance between the sun and Venus is 1.08 x108km. What is the period of Venus around the sun in earth-days?

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2. The mean distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x 1011m. The mean distance between the sun and Venus is 1.08 x 108km. What is the period of Venus around the sun in earth- days?

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MERCURY VENUS EARTH MOON
MARS JUPIIER SATURN
URANUS NEPTUNE
PLUTO
Mass (10"kg)
0 330
487
597
0073
0 642
1898
568
S6 8
102
00146
Diameter (km)
4879
12,104
12,756
3475
6792
142,984
120,536
51,118
19,528
2370
Density (kg'm)
5427
5243
3514
3340
3933
1326
687
1271
1638
2095
Gravity (mis?)
3.7
8.9
9.8
1.6
3.7
23.1
9.0
8.7
11.0
0.7

2. The mean distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x
1011m. The mean distance between the sun and Venus is 1.08 x
108km. What is the period of Venus around the sun in earth-
days?

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