Physics · May / June 2026 · Paper 21 · Question 9
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Table 9.1 gives data about some of the planets in the Solar system. Table 9.1 planet distance from Sun / km orbital period / days mass of planet / kg average density kg / m3 Mercury 5.8 × 107 88 3.3 × 1023 5400 Venus 1.1 × 108 220 4.9 × 1024 5200 Earth 1.5 × 108 370 6.0 × 1024 5500 Mars 2.3 × 108 690 6.4 × 1023 3900 Jupiter 7.8 × 108 4 300 1.9 × 1027 1300 Saturn 1.4 × 109 11 000 5.7 × 1026 690 The orbital period is the time taken by a planet to make one orbit around the Sun.
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