Cosmic Scale
Uranus vs Mercury: size comparison
Uranus is about 10.4 times wider than Mercury: 50,720 km across against 4,879 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| Uranus | Mercury | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 50,720 km | 4,879 km |
| Mass | 8.68 × 10²⁵ kg | 3.30 × 10²³ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 0.17 seconds | 0.02 seconds |
- Uranus has about 1,120 times the volume of Mercury.
- Uranus is about 263 times more massive than Mercury.
- Light takes 0.17 seconds to cross Uranus, and 0.02 seconds to cross Mercury.
Uranus: It rolls around the Sun on its side, tilted 98 degrees.
Mercury: A year on Mercury is shorter than one of its days.