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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

It’s a big one. The mass of Jupiter is something over 300 times that of Earth, and I believe the mass of the Sun is over 300 times that of Jupiter.


11 posted on 08/14/2015 10:06:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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The largest planet, Jupiter, is 0.09% the mass of the Sun, while the Earth is about three millionths (0.000003%) of the mass of the Sun.
Name Mass (kg)
Sun 1.989 × 1030
Jupiter 1.899 × 1027
Earth 5.974 × 1024
Venus 4.868 × 1024
Mars 6.418 × 1023
Mercury 3.302 × 1023

14 posted on 08/14/2015 11:52:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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