XIX. Physical Data About Earth Flashcards
Equatorial radius
6.378137 x 10^6 m
Polar radius
6.356752 x 10^6 m
Volume
1.0832 x 10^21 m3
Volume of core
1.77 x 10^20 m3
Volume of mantle
9.06 x 10^20 m3
Radius of sphere of equal volume
6.3708 x 10^6 m
Radius of core
3.480 x 10^6 m
Radius of inner core
1.215 x 10^6 m
Mass
5.9736 x 10^24 kg
Mean density
5.515 x 10^3 kg/m3
Mass of core
1.883 x 10^24 kg
Mass of mantle
4.043 x 10^24 kg
Mass of crust
2.36 x 10^22 kg
Equatorial surface gravity
9.780326771 m/s^2
Polar surface gravity
9.832186368 m/s^2
Area
5.10 x 10^14 m2
Land area
1.48 x 10^14 m2
Continental area (including margins)
2.0 x 10^14 m2
Water area
3.62 x 10^14 m2
Oceans area (excluding margins)
3.1 x 10^14 m2
Mean land elevation
875 m
Mean ocean depth
3794 m
Mean thickness of continental crust
40 km
Mean thickness of oceanic crust
6 km
Mean surface heat flow
87 mW/m2
Total geothermal flux
44.3 TW
Mean continental heat flow
65 mW/m2
Mean oceanic heat flow
101 mW/m2
Solar constant
1373 W/m2
Angular velocity
7.292115 x 10^-5 rad/s
Ellipticity coefficient
1.08263 x 10^-3
Flattening
3.3528106812 x 10^-3
Polar moment of inertia
8.0358 x 10^37 kg/m2
Equatorial moment of inertia
8.0095 x 10^37 kg/m2
Age of the Earth
4.55 Ga