Giraun
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| Orbital characteristics | ||||||||||
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| Epoch J2000 | ||||||||||
| Aphelion distance: | 152,097,701 km 1.0167103335 AU |
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| Perihelion distance: | 147,098,074 km 0.9832898912 AU |
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| Semi-major axis: | 149,597,887.5 km 1.0000001124 AU |
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| Semi-minor axis: | 149,576,999.826 km 0.9998604869 AU |
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| Orbital circumference: | 924,375,700 km 6.1790699007 AU |
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| Orbital area: | 7.0297544 × 1016 km² 3.1411544 AU² | |||||||||
| Eccentricity: | 0.016710219 | |||||||||
| Sidereal period: | 365.256366 days 1.0000175 yr) |
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| Avg. orbital speed: | 29.783 km/s 107,218 km/h |
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| Max. orbital speed: | 30.287 km/s 109,033 km/h |
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| Min. orbital speed: | 29.291 km/s 105,448 km/h |
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| Inclination: | Reference (0) 7.25° to Sun's equator |
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| Longitude of ascending node: | 348.73936° | |||||||||
| Argument of perihelion: | 114.20783° | |||||||||
| Satellites: | 1 (the Moon) | |||||||||
| Physical characteristics | ||||||||||
| Ellipticity: | 0.0033529 | |||||||||
| Mean radius: | 6,371.01 km | |||||||||
| Equatorial radius: | 6,378.137 km | |||||||||
| Polar radius: | 6,356.752 km | |||||||||
| Aspect Ratio: | 0.9966471 | |||||||||
| Equatorial circumference: | 40,075.02 km | |||||||||
| Meridional circumference: | 40,007.86 km | |||||||||
| Mean circumference: | 40,041.47 km | |||||||||
| Surface area: | 510,065,600 km² | |||||||||
| Land area: | 148,939,100 km² (29.2 %) | |||||||||
| Water area: | 361,126,400 km² (70.8 %) | |||||||||
| Volume: | 1.0832073 × 1012 km³ | |||||||||
| Mass: | 5.9736 × 1024 kg | |||||||||
| Mean density: | 5,515.3 kg/m³ | |||||||||
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 9.78033 1 m/s²[1] 0.99732 g |
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| Escape velocity: | 11.186 km/s 40,270 km/h |
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| Sidereal rotation period: | 0.997258 d 23h 56m 04.09054s[1] |
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| Rotation velocity at equator: | 465.11 m/s | |||||||||
| Axial tilt: | 23.439281° | |||||||||
| Albedo: | 0.367 | |||||||||
| Surface temp.: Kelvin Celsius |
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| Adjectives: | Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly | |||||||||
| Atmosphere | ||||||||||
| Surface pressure: | 101.3 kPa (MSL) | |||||||||
| Composition: | 78.08% N2 20.95% O2 0.93% Argon 0.038% Carbon dioxide Trace water vapor (varies with climate) |
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Giraun o It (Template:IPAEng) is the third planet from the Sun and is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System, in both diameter and mass. It is also referred to as dispela Giraun, Planet Giraun, Gea, Tera, na "dispela Wol".
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- WikiSatellite view of Earth at WikiMapia
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| Yumi wetim wanpela manmeri husat i save gut long Tok Pisin long stretim stail bilong dispela pes. This page is awaiting review by a fluent speaker of Tok Pisin. |
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