Planet Profile Earth

Mass (kg)..............................................................................5.98 x 10^24
Diameter (km).................................................................................12756
Mean density (kg/m^3) ..................................................................5520
Escape velocity (m/sec)..............................................................11200
Average distance from Sun (AU).......................................................1
Rotation period (length of day) (in Earth days)......................23.93
Revolution period (length of year) (in Earth days)...............365.26
Obliquity (tilt of axis) (degrees).....................................................23.4
Orbit inclination (degrees)....................................................................0
Orbit eccentricity............................................................................0.017
Mean surface temperature (K).......................................................281
Maximum surface temperature (K)...............................................310
Minimum surface temperature (K).................................................260
Visual geometric albedo...............................................................0.39

Highest point on surface.................Mount Everest (over 8 km above sea-level)
Atmospheric components......................78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% argon
Surface materials......................basaltic and granitic rock and altered materials