Earth

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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only known world to support life, characterized by vast oceans, diverse ecosystems, and a protective atmosphere.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Earth (fictional representation) 1
La Terre 1
Terra 1

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
habitable planet
inner planet
planet
terrestrial planet
belongsToGalaxy Milky Way
belongsToPlanetarySystem Solar System
hasAge about 4.54 billion years
hasAlbedo about 0.3
hasAtmosphere yes
hasAtmosphericComponent argon
carbon dioxide
water vapor
hasAtmosphericPressureAtSeaLevel about 101.3 kilopascals
hasAverageSurfaceTemperature about 15 degrees Celsius
hasAxialTilt about 23.4 degrees
hasBiosphere yes
hasClimateSystem yes
hasContinent Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
hasEccentricity about 0.0167
hasEquatorialCircumference about 40075 kilometers
hasEquatorialRadius about 6378 kilometers
hasEscapeVelocity about 11.2 kilometers per second
hasHydrosphere yes
hasLandArea about 148 million square kilometers
hasLandCoverage about 29 percent of surface
hasLayer crust
inner core
mantle
outer core
hasMagneticField yes
hasMagnetosphere yes
hasMainAtmosphericComponent nitrogen
oxygen
hasMass about 5.97e24 kilograms
hasMeanDensity about 5.51 grams per cubic centimeter
hasMeanDistanceFromSun about 1 astronomical unit
about 149.6 million kilometers
hasMeanRadius about 6371 kilometers
hasNaturalSatellite Moon
hasOcean Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
hasOceanCoverage about 71 percent of surface
hasOrbitalPeriod about 365.25 days
hasPlateTectonics yes
hasPolarRadius about 6357 kilometers
hasRotationPeriod about 23.93 hours
hasShape oblate spheroid
hasSolarDayLength about 24 hours
hasSurfaceArea about 510 million square kilometers
hasSurfaceFeature deserts
forests
mountain ranges
oceans
polar ice caps
hasSurfaceGravity about 9.8 meters per second squared
hasWaterArea about 361 million square kilometers
hasWeather yes
isOnlyKnownWorldWithLife true
orbits Sun
positionInSolarSystem third planet from the Sun
supportsLife yes

Referenced by (141)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gorda Plate partOf Earth
Neotropical realm partOf Earth
Oceania partOf Earth
World Ocean partOf Earth
subject surface form: 1036 Ganymed
Luna primaryBody Earth
Sarah Jane Smith protects Earth
Sun–Earth L2 relativeTo Earth
Arecibo message sentFrom Earth
WALL-E setIn Earth
Doctor Who setting Earth
Earthshock setting Earth
Elysium setting Earth
Micromégas setting Earth
Mr Smith setting Earth
this entity surface form: modern-day Earth
Out of the Blue setting Earth
Robot series setting Earth
Robots and Empire setting Earth
We Can Be Heroes setting Earth
Mondas similarTo Earth
Planet Earth subject Earth
this entity surface form: the planet Earth
Precursors target Earth
Aesyle (Hyad) visibleFrom Earth
subject surface form: Aesyle
Orion Arm visibleFrom Earth
Thyone (Hyad) visibleFrom Earth