Compare Worlds
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Earth
Disc areas drawn to true relative diameter. Objects with no defined radius (spacecraft, nebulae) are omitted from the picture.
| Property | Cassini–Huygens | Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Spacecraft | Planet |
| Radius | — | 6,371 km |
| Surface gravity | — | 9.81 m/s² |
| Day (rotation) | — | 23.9 h |
| Year (orbit) | — | 365.2 days |
| Distance | Ended inside Saturn — its atoms are part of the planet now | You are here — 149.6 million km from the Sun |
| In one line | In thirteen years at Saturn, this mission found oceans where none should be. | The only place in the universe where life is confirmed to exist. We call it home. |
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