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This table lists the Solar System's planetary-mass objects (planemos), which include planets, dwarf planets and planet-sized moons,[1] [2] grouped by the region of the Solar System.

Region Name Type Image Internal

structure

Diameter
(km)
Surface
gravity
(m/s²)
Escape
velocity
(km/s)
Solar
day (h)[3]
Surface
area
(km²×106)
Surface area
(system
summary)[4]
Terrestrial Planets Mercury planet 4878 3.70 4.2 4223 75 75
Venus planet 12104 8.9 10.4 2802 460 460
Earth planet 12756 9.8 11.2 24 510.1 548
Moon satellite 3476 1.62 2.4 731 37.9
Mars planet 6786 3.72 5.0 25 144.8 144.8
Ceres dwarf planet 950 0.26 0.5 9 2.8 2.8
Gas Giants Region Jupiter planet 142700 24.9 59.6 10 232.9
Io satellite 3630 1.81 2.6 42 41.9
Europa satellite 3138 1.3 2.0 85 31
Ganymede satellite 5268 1.42 2.7 172 87
Callisto satellite 4800 1.25 2.5 402 73
Saturn planet 120400 10.45 35.5 11 106
Mimas satellite 397 0.064 0.16 23 0.5
Enceladus satellite 504 0.11 0.24 33 0.8
Tethys satellite 1060 0.15 0.4 45 3.6
Dione satellite 1120 0.23 0.5 66 4
Rhea satellite 1528 0.26 0.6 108 7.3
Titan satellite 5150 1.36 2.6 383 83
Iapetus satellite 1436 0.21 0.5 1918 6.7
Uranus planet 51100 8.9 21.3 17 24.3
Miranda satellite 472 0.08 0.2 34 0.7
Ariel satellite 1160 0.27 0.6 60 4.2
Umbriel satellite 1170 0.23 0.5 99 4.3
Titania satellite 1578 0.38 0.8 209 7.8
Oberon satellite 1522 0.35 0.7 323 7.3
Neptune planet 49500 11.2 23.6 16 23
Triton satellite 2706 0.78 1.5 141 23
Transneptunian objects Pluto dwarf planet 2306[5] 0.62 1.2 153 18 22.6
Charon satellite 1205 0.33 0.6 153 4.6
Haumea dwarf planet ~1150 0.44 0.84 4 ~4 ~4
Makemake dwarf planet ~1500 ~0.5 ~0.8 ~7 ~7
Eris dwarf planet 2400 0.67 1.3 >8 18.1 18.1
As well as various poorly known Trans-Neptunian objects up to 2000 km in diameter
(See this table)

References

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  1. ^ Bodies that are large enough that their shape is determined by gravity, as per the criterion for distinguishing between dwarf planets and small solar system bodies, as used for example by George Cole.
  2. ^ Sources:
  3. ^ Calculated as .
  4. ^ Combined surface area of all objects in the system that have a solid surface and exceed 900 km in diameter.
  5. ^ "How Small is Pluto?".