Planets: NASA data on planets

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NASA data on planets

Description

NASA data on planets

Usage

data(Planets)

Format

A data frame with 10 rows and these variables:

• planet name of the planet

• mass in 10^24 kg

• diameter in km

• density in kg/m^3

• gravity in m/s^2

• escape_velocity in km/s

• rotational_period in hours

• day_length in hours

• distance_from_sun in 10^6 km

• perihelion in 10^6 km

• aphelion in 10^6 km

• orbital_period in days

• orbital_velocity in km/s

• orbital_inclination in degrees

• orbital_eccentricity

• obliquity_to_orbit in degrees

• mean_temperature in C

• surface_pressure in bars

• n_moons a count

• ring_system does the planet have a ring system

• global_magnetic_field does the planet have a magnetic field

Details

Two of the rows, MOON and PLUTO, are not considered planets. The orbital parameters of the MOON are with respect to EARTH. Others are with respect to the Sun. Negative rotation period denotes a rotation opposite that of most of the other planets.

Source

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/

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