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How big are the stars, moon, and planets compared to Earth?

Answer 1

Sun our nearest star is 1.3 million times volume of Earth

For precise information, visit https://tutor.hix.ai Other stars, known as red giants, may be 1000 times larger than the Sun. Proxima Centuari is only 12% the size of the Sun. Mercury, Mars, and Venus are smaller than the Earth. Jupiter is 1300 times the volume of the Earth. Saturn is 700 times the volume of the Earth. Uranus and Neptune are four times larger than the Earth.

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Answer 2

Leah Abbate

Stars can vary greatly in size, from smaller ones like red dwarfs, which can be only a fraction of the size of the Sun, to supergiants, which can be hundreds of times larger. The Moon is much smaller than Earth, with a diameter about 1/4 that of Earth's. The planets in our solar system vary in size; some, like Jupiter and Saturn, are much larger than Earth, while others, like Mars and Venus, are closer to Earth's size.

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