How far is Earth from the sun? What’s the deal with those pesky leap years? How about daylight savings? All those fun Earth facts from grade school might be buried beneath the perils of tax season, but Earth Day’s nigh approach provides a special opportunity to think anew (or in this case, old) about the only planet in our solar system not named after a Greek god.
23.56.4 The actual time Earth takes each day to rotate on its axis
7,500 Degrees Celsius of Earth’s core — a temperature hotter than the sun
–89.2 Degrees Celsius of the lowest recorded temperature on Earth in Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983
8,000 Miles that make up Earth’s approximate diameter
238,857 Miles from Earth to the Moon
6.6 sextillion Estimated weight of Earth in tons
326 million trillion Approximate gallons of water on Earth
1 Percent of drinkable water on Earth
10 Percent of Earth glaciers occupy — a space the size of South America.
Sources: Universe Today, Space.com, Scienceray.com, Ecotech Water, Live Science, National Geographic and NASA
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