About Our Planet Earth

About Our Planet Earth

Age of Earth

4,550 Million Years

Mass of Earth

5.967 x 10 to the power 24 kg

Volume of Earth

1.083 x 10 to the power liters

Mean Density of Earth

5.518 kg/lt

Total Surface Area of Earth

510 million sq. km

Land Area of Earth

29.2% of the total surface area

Water Area of Earth

70.8% of the total surface area

Equatorial Diameter of Earth

12,755 km

Polar Diameter of Earth

12, 712 km

Escape Velocity of Earth

11.2 km/sec

Highest Land Point of Earth

Mount Everest (8,852 m)

Lowest Land Point of Earth

Dead Sea (396m)

Greatest Ocean Depth of Earth

Mariana Trench (11,033)

Equatorial Circumference of Earth

40,024 km

Polar Circumference of Earth

40,024 km

Mean Surface Temperature of Earth

14°C

Earth's Maximum distance from Sun (Aphelion)

About 150 million km

Earth's Minimum distance from sun (Perihelion)

About 147 million km

Earth's Rotation Speed

23 hrs, 56 min, 40.91 sec

Revolution Speed of Earth

365 days, 5 hrs, 45.51 sec

Dates when days & nights are equal on Earth

Mar, 21 (Vernal Equinox): Sept. 23 Autumnal Equinox)

Dates of longest days and shortest nights on Earth

June 21 (Summer Solstice): Dec, 22 (Winter Solstice)