Appendix one
Planets
planet
equatorial diameter (Km)
sidereal rotation period
inclination of axis (degrees)
average distance from sun (million Km)
orbital period
inclination of orbit (degrees)
mass (Earth=1)
Mercury
4878
58.65 d
0
57.9
87.97 d
7
0.06
Venus
12104
243 d
2
108.2
224.7 d
3.4
0.82
Earth
12756
23.93 h
23.4
149.6
365.3 d
0
1
Mars
6794
24.62 h
25.2
227.9
687 d
1.9
0.11
Jupiter
142800
9.84 h
3.1
778.3
11.9 y
1.3
318
Saturn
120000
10.23 h
26.7
1427
29.5 y
2.5
95
Uranus
52000
17.24 h
98
2870
84 y
0.8
14.5
Neptune
48400
18 h
29
4496
165 y
1.8
17.2
Pluto
3000
6.4 d
118
5900
250 y
17.2
0.002
Moons
planet
satellite
average distance from planet (Km)
orbital period (days)
diameter (km)
inclination of orbit to equator of planet (degrees)
Earth
Moon
384400
27.32
3476
23.4
Mars
Phobos
9380
0.32
23
1
Deimos
23500
1.26
13
2
Jupiter
Amalthea
181300
0.49
240
0.4
Io
412600
1.77
3650
0
Europa
670900
3.55
3100
0.5
Ganymede
1070000
7.16
5200
0.2
Callisto
1880000
16.69
4800
0.2
Leda
11110000
240
10
26.7
Himalia
11470000
250.6
170
28
Lysithea
11710000
260
20
29
Elara
11740000
260.1
80
28
Ananke
20700000
617
20
147
Carme
22350000
692
25
163
Pasiphae
23300000
735
25
148
Sinope
23700000
758
20
157
Saturn
Mimas
185000
0.94
400
1.5
Inceladus
238000
1.37
500
0
Tethys
295000
1.89
1000
1.1
Dione
377000
2.74
1100
0
Rhea
527000
4.52
1500
0.3
Titan
1222000
15.95
5100
0.3
Hyperion
1481000
21.28
300
0.6
Lapetus
3560000
79.33
1500
14.7
Phoebe
12930000
550.4
150
150
Uranus
Miranda
130000
1.41
480
3.4
Ariel
191000
2.52
1160
0
Umbriel
266000
4.14
1190
0
Titania
436000
8.71
1610
0
Oberon
583000
13.46
1550
0
Neptune
Triton
355000
5.88
3800
160
Nereid
5562000
359.88
900
28
Pluto
Charon
20000
6.39
1200
0
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