Cosmic Scale
Jupiter vs Earth: size comparison
Jupiter is about 11.0 times wider than Earth: 139,800 km across against 12,740 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| Jupiter | Earth | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 139,800 km | 12,740 km |
| Mass | 1.90 × 10²⁷ kg | 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 0.47 seconds | 0.04 seconds |
- Jupiter has about 1,320 times the volume of Earth.
- Jupiter is about 318 times more massive than Earth.
- Light takes 0.47 seconds to cross Jupiter, and 0.04 seconds to cross Earth.
Jupiter: Its Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has raged for centuries.
Earth: The only known world with life — and liquid oceans on its surface.