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  • Inner Planets: A Comparative Size Analysis (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
    Relative Size of Inner Planets

    - Mercury

    - Diameter: 4,879 km (3,032 mi)

    - Volume: 6.083 × 10¹⁰ km³ (1.453 × 10¹¹ mi³)

    - Mass: 3.301 × 10²³ kg (7.276 × 10²³ lb)

    - Venus

    - Diameter: 12,104 km (7,520 mi)

    - Volume: 9.38 × 10¹¹ km³ (2.24 × 10¹² mi³)

    - Mass: 4.869 × 10²⁴ kg (1.073 × 10²⁵ lb)

    - Earth

    - Diameter: 12,756 km (7,926 mi)

    - Volume: 1.083 × 10¹² km³ (2.599 × 10¹² mi³)

    - Mass: 5.972 × 10²⁴ kg (1.316 × 10²⁵ lb)

    - Mars

    - Diameter: 6,792 km (4,220 mi)

    - Volume: 1.631 × 10¹¹ km³ (3.92 × 10¹¹ mi³)

    - Mass: 6.419 × 10²³ kg (1.415 × 10²⁴ lb)

    As can be seen from the table above, the relative sizes of the inner planets are as follows:

    1. Earth

    2. Venus

    3. Mars

    4. Mercury

    It is also evident from the table that the inner planets can be divided into two groups based on their size:

    - Terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars)

    - These planets are composed primarily of rock and metal.

    - Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)

    - These planets are composed primarily of gas and liquid.

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