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What are all the planets relative size compared to earth's?

Answer 1

Mercury,Venus and Mars are smaller than earth
Jupiter, Saturn , Uranus and Neptune are larger than Earth,

The above table lists the diameters of all eight planets: Mercury 4878 KM, Venus 12104 KM, Earth 12756 KM, Mars 6794 KM, Jupiter 142800 KM, Saturn 120000 KM, Uranus 52000 KM, and Neptune 48400 KM. The data is taken from the British Astronomical Association handbook.

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Answer 2

Asher Cohen

Jupiter is 11.21 times larger than Earth, Saturn is 9.45 times larger than Earth, Uranus is 4.01 times larger than Earth, and Neptune is 3.88 times larger than Earth. Mercury is 0.383 times larger than Earth, Venus is 0.949 times larger than Earth, and Earth is one times its own diameter.

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