Cosmic Scale
The Sun vs Mercury: size comparison
The Sun is about 285 times wider than Mercury: 1,391,000 km across against 4,879 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| The Sun | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 1,391,000 km | 4,879 km |
| Mass | 1.99 × 10³⁰ kg | 3.30 × 10²³ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 4.64 seconds | 0.02 seconds |
- The Sun has about 23 million times the volume of Mercury.
- The Sun is about 6 million times more massive than Mercury.
- Light takes 4.64 seconds to cross The Sun, and 0.02 seconds to cross Mercury.
The Sun: Holds 99.86% of all the mass in the Solar System.
Mercury: A year on Mercury is shorter than one of its days.