Earth
Earth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
12,740 kmMean diameterWorlds apart
Earth vs Moon
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
Moon
The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest large object in Earth’s night sky.
3,475 kmMean diameterEarth has about 3.67 times the mean diameter of Moon.
Both marked spans share one linear scale. Artwork keeps its proportions; poses and surface detail are illustrative.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Earth
Mean-radius spherical model for Earth; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.
NASA JPL — planetary physical parameters
The marked mean diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Moon
Rounded mean-radius model of Moon. The derived area and volume describe a sphere; surface terrain and flattening are omitted.
NASA JPL — Planetary satellite physical parameters
The marked mean diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares mean diameter with mean diameter. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Earth
12,740 kmMean diameter · approximate
Mean-radius spherical model for Earth; actual shape is not perfectly spherical.
Moon
3,475 kmMean diameter · approximate
Rounded mean-radius model of Moon. The derived area and volume describe a sphere; surface terrain and flattening are omitted.
- Comparing
- Mean diameter ↔ Mean diameter
- Relative size
- Earth is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 3.67. Earth's selected measurement is approximately 267% greater than Moon's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Earth is labelled approximate; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- Moon is labelled approximate; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
There’s always another scale
Follow your curiosity.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.SpaceMoon3,475 kmThe Moon is Earth’s natural satellite and the brightest large object in Earth’s night sky.
SpaceJupiter139,800 kmJupiter is a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, orbiting the Sun beyond the asteroid belt.
SpaceSun1,391,000 kmThe Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System.
SpacePluto2,377 kmPluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, composed of rock and ice and orbiting the Sun.Side by side
Another point of view.
