Cosmic Scale
Jupiter vs Mercury: size comparison
Jupiter is about 28.7 times wider than Mercury: 139,800 km across against 4,879 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| Jupiter | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 139,800 km | 4,879 km |
| Mass | 1.90 × 10²⁷ kg | 3.30 × 10²³ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 0.47 seconds | 0.02 seconds |
- Jupiter has about 23,500 times the volume of Mercury.
- Jupiter is about 5,750 times more massive than Mercury.
- Light takes 0.47 seconds to cross Jupiter, and 0.02 seconds to cross Mercury.
Jupiter: Its Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has raged for centuries.
Mercury: A year on Mercury is shorter than one of its days.