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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Greyscale photograph of Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by the
Rosetta spacecraft
Discovered by Klim Ivanovych Churyumov Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko Discovery site Alma-Ata , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union Kiev , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet UnionDiscovery date 20 September 1969 1969 R1, 1969 IV, 1969h, 1975 P1, 1976 VII, 1975i, 1982 VIII, 1982f, 1989 VI, 1988i[ 1] Epoch 10 August 2014 (JD 2456879.5)Aphelion 5.6829 AU (850,150,000 km) Perihelion 1.2432 AU (185,980,000 km) 3.4630 AU (518,060,000 km) Eccentricity 0.64102 6.44 yr 303.71° Inclination 7.0405° 50.147° 12.780° Dimensions Large lobe:[ 9] 4.1×3.3×1.8 km (2.5×2.1×1.1 mi) Small lobe:[ 9] 2.6×2.3×1.8 km (1.6×1.4×1.1 mi) Volume 21.4 km3 (5.1 cu mi)[ 9] Mass (1.0± 0.1)× 1013 kg[ 10] 0.533 ± 0.006 g/cm3 (0.01926 ± 0.00022 lb/cu in)[ 11] est. 1 m/s (3 ft/s)[ 12] 12.4043± 0.0007 h[ 13] 52°[ 9] 69.3°[ 9] 64.1°[ 9] 0.06[ 9]
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
Kelvin
180
230
Celsius
−93
−43
Fahrenheit
−135
−45
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Greyscale photograph of Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by the
Rosetta spacecraft
Discovered by Klim Ivanovych Churyumov Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko Discovery site Alma-Ata , Kazakh SSR , Soviet Union Kiev , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet UnionDiscovery date 20 September 1969 1969 R1, 1969 IV, 1969h, 1975 P1, 1976 VII, 1975i, 1982 VIII, 1982f, 1989 VI, 1988i[ 1] Epoch 10 August 2014 (JD 2456879.5)Aphelion 5.6829 AU (850,150,000 km) Perihelion 1.2432 AU (185,980,000 km) 3.4630 AU (518,060,000 km) Eccentricity 0.64102 6.44 yr 303.71° Inclination 7.0405° 50.147° 12.780° Dimensions Large lobe:[ 9] 4.1×3.3×1.8 km (2.5×2.1×1.1 mi) Small lobe:[ 9] 2.6×2.3×1.8 km (1.6×1.4×1.1 mi) Volume 21.4 km3 (5.1 cu mi)[ 9] Mass (1.0± 0.1)× 1013 kg[ 10] 0.533 ± 0.006 g/cm3 (0.01926 ± 0.00022 lb/cu in)[ 11] est. 1 m/s (3 ft/s)[ 12] 12.4043± 0.0007 h[ 13] 52°[ 9] 69.3°[ 9] 64.1°[ 9] 0.06[ 9]
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
Kelvin
180
230
Celsius
−93
−43
Fahrenheit
−135
−45
(7474) 1992 TC
Adrastea
Carme
Earth
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Earth Terra, Gaia Symbol Epoch J2000.0 Aphelion 152,098,232 km 1.01671388 AU Perihelion 147,098,290 km 0.98329134 AU 149,598,261 km 1.00000261 AU Eccentricity 0.01671123 365.256363004 days 1.000017421 yr 29.78 km/s 107,200 km/h 357.51716° Inclination 7.155° to Sun 's equator 1.57869° to invariable plane 348.73936° 114.20783° Known satellites 1 natural (the Moon ) 8,300+ artificial (as of 1 March 2001[update] )[ 20] 6,371.0 km 6,378.1 km[ 21] 6,356.8 km Flattening 0.0033528 Circumference 40,075.017 km (equatorial )[ 21] 40,007.86 km (meridional ) 510,072,000 km2
148,940,000 km2 land (29.2 %)
361,132,000 km2 water (70.8 %) Volume 1.08321× 10 12 km3 Mass 5.9736× 10 24 kg 5.515 g/cm3 9.780327 m/s2 0.99732 g 11.186 km/s 0.99726968 d 23h 56m 4.100s Equatorial rotation velocity
1,674.4 km/h (465.1 m/s) 23°26'21".4119 Albedo 0.367 (geometric )
0.306 (Bond ) 101.325 kPa (MSL )Composition by volume 78.08% nitrogen (N2 ) (dry air) 20.95% oxygen (O2 ) 0.93% argon 0.038% carbon dioxide About 1% water vapor (varies with climate )
Earth Terra, Gaia Symbol Epoch J2000.0 Aphelion 152,098,232 km 1.01671388 AU Perihelion 147,098,290 km 0.98329134 AU 149,598,261 km 1.00000261 AU Eccentricity 0.01671123 365.256363004 days 1.000017421 yr 29.78 km/s 107,200 km/h 357.51716° Inclination 7.155° to Sun 's equator 1.57869° to invariable plane 348.73936° 114.20783° Known satellites 1 natural (the Moon ) 8,300+ artificial (as of 1 March 2001[update] )[ 20] 6,371.0 km 6,378.1 km[ 21] 6,356.8 km Flattening 0.0033528 Circumference 40,075.017 km (equatorial )[ 21] 40,007.86 km (meridional ) 510,072,000 km2
148,940,000 km2 land (29.2 %)
361,132,000 km2 water (70.8 %) Volume 1.08321× 10 12 km3 Mass 5.9736× 10 24 kg 5.515 g/cm3 9.780327 m/s2 0.99732 g 11.186 km/s 0.99726968 d 23h 56m 4.100s Equatorial rotation velocity
1,674.4 km/h (465.1 m/s) 23°26'21".4119 Albedo 0.367 (geometric )
0.306 (Bond ) 101.325 kPa (MSL )Composition by volume 78.08% nitrogen (N2 ) (dry air) 20.95% oxygen (O2 ) 0.93% argon 0.038% carbon dioxide About 1% water vapor (varies with climate )
Lysithea
The Moon
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The Moon Adjectives lunar , selenic Symbol Perigee 362,570 km (0.0024 AU ) (356,400–370,400 km) Apogee 405,410 km (0.0027 AU) (404,000–406,700 km) 384,399 km ( 0.00257 AU ) Eccentricity 0.0549 27.321582 d (27 d 7 h 43.1 min) 29.530589 d (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.9 s) 1.022 km/s Inclination 5.145° to the ecliptic (between 18.29° and 28.58° to Earth's equator ) regressing by one revolution in 18.6 years progressing by one revolution in 8.85 years Satellite of Earth 1,737.10 km (0.273 Earths) 1,738.14 km (0.273 Earths) 1,735.97 km (0.273 Earths) Flattening 0.00125 Circumference 10,921 km (equatorial )3.793 × 107 km2 (0.074 Earths) Volume 2.1958 × 1010 km3 (0.020 Earths) Mass 7.3477 × 1022 kg (0.0123 Earths) 3.3464 g/cm3 1.622 m/s2 (0.165 4 g ) 2.38 km/s 27.321582 d (synchronous )Equatorial rotation velocity
4.627 m/s 1.5424° (to ecliptic ) 6.687° (to orbit plane ) Albedo 0.136
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
equator
100 K
220 K
390 K
85°N
70 K
130 K
230 K
−2.5 to −12.9 −12.74 (mean full moon ) 29.3 to 34.1 arcminutes 10−7 Pa (day) 10−10 Pa (night) Composition by volume Ar , He , Na , K , H , Rn
The Moon Adjectives lunar , selenic Symbol Perigee 362,570 km (0.0024 AU ) (356,400–370,400 km) Apogee 405,410 km (0.0027 AU) (404,000–406,700 km) 384,399 km ( 0.00257 AU ) Eccentricity 0.0549 27.321582 d (27 d 7 h 43.1 min) 29.530589 d (29 d 12 h 44 min 2.9 s) 1.022 km/s Inclination 5.145° to the ecliptic (between 18.29° and 28.58° to Earth's equator ) regressing by one revolution in 18.6 years progressing by one revolution in 8.85 years Satellite of Earth 1,737.10 km (0.273 Earths) 1,738.14 km (0.273 Earths) 1,735.97 km (0.273 Earths) Flattening 0.00125 Circumference 10,921 km (equatorial )3.793 × 107 km2 (0.074 Earths) Volume 2.1958 × 1010 km3 (0.020 Earths) Mass 7.3477 × 1022 kg (0.0123 Earths) 3.3464 g/cm3 1.622 m/s2 (0.165 4 g ) 2.38 km/s 27.321582 d (synchronous )Equatorial rotation velocity
4.627 m/s 1.5424° (to ecliptic ) 6.687° (to orbit plane ) Albedo 0.136
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
equator
100 K
220 K
390 K
85°N
70 K
130 K
230 K
−2.5 to −12.9 −12.74 (mean full moon ) 29.3 to 34.1 arcminutes 10−7 Pa (day) 10−10 Pa (night) Composition by volume Ar , He , Na , K , H , Rn
Mercury
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Mercury MESSENGER image of Mercury with three visible colors mapped to 1000 nm, 700 nm, and 430 nm wavelengths
Pronunciation Adjectives Mercurian, Mercurial Symbol ☿ Epoch J2000 Aphelion
69,816,900 km
0.466 697 AU
Perihelion
46,001,200 km
0.307 499 AU
57,909,100 km
0.387 098 AU
Eccentricity 0.205 630 115.88 d 47.87 km/s 174.796° Inclination 48.331° 29.124° Known satellites None
2,439.7 ± 1.0 km
0.3829 Earths
Flattening 0
7.48× 10 7 km2
0.147 Earths
Volume
6.083× 10 10 km3
0.056 Earths
Mass
3.3022× 10 23 kg
0.055 Earths
5.427 g/cm3 4.25 km/s Equatorial rotation velocity
10.892 km/h (3.026 m/s) 2.11′ ± 0.1′ 61.45° Albedo
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
0°N, 0°W [ 22]
100 K
340 K
700 K
85°N, 0°W[ 22]
80 K
200 K
380 K
−2.6 to 5.7 4.5" – 13" trace Composition by volume
Mercury MESSENGER image of Mercury with three visible colors mapped to 1000 nm, 700 nm, and 430 nm wavelengths
Pronunciation Adjectives Mercurian, Mercurial Symbol ☿ Epoch J2000 Aphelion
69,816,900 km
0.466 697 AU
Perihelion
46,001,200 km
0.307 499 AU
57,909,100 km
0.387 098 AU
Eccentricity 0.205 630 115.88 d 47.87 km/s 174.796° Inclination 48.331° 29.124° Known satellites None
2,439.7 ± 1.0 km
0.3829 Earths
Flattening 0
7.48× 10 7 km2
0.147 Earths
Volume
6.083× 10 10 km3
0.056 Earths
Mass
3.3022× 10 23 kg
0.055 Earths
5.427 g/cm3 4.25 km/s Equatorial rotation velocity
10.892 km/h (3.026 m/s) 2.11′ ± 0.1′ 61.45° Albedo
Surface temp.
min
mean
max
0°N, 0°W [ 22]
100 K
340 K
700 K
85°N, 0°W[ 22]
80 K
200 K
380 K
−2.6 to 5.7 4.5" – 13" trace Composition by volume
Miranda
Nereid
Test conditional designations param
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