Cosmic Scale
Jupiter vs The Moon: size comparison
Jupiter is about 40.2 times wider than The Moon: 139,800 km across against 3,475 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| Jupiter | The Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 139,800 km | 3,475 km |
| Mass | 1.90 × 10²⁷ kg | 7.34 × 10²² kg |
| Light crosses it in | 0.47 seconds | 0.01 seconds |
- Jupiter has about 65,200 times the volume of The Moon.
- Jupiter is about 25,900 times more massive than The Moon.
- Light takes 0.47 seconds to cross Jupiter, and 0.01 seconds to cross The Moon.
Jupiter: Its Great Red Spot is a storm wider than Earth that has raged for centuries.
The Moon: It drifts about 3.8 cm farther from Earth every year.