Uranus/Ariel - Earth/Moon Size Comparison
This illustrates the relative sizes of Uranus, Earth and Earth's Moon. The images are shown at the proper relative size, but not the correct relative distance from each other. Uranus is approximately 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) in diameter, or about four times the size of Earth. The Earth is approximately 7,900 miles (12,800 kilometers) in diameter, or about four times the diameter of the Moon, 2,100 miles (3,500 kilometers).
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0642e |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 31 August 2006, 19:00 |
| Size: | 800 x 533 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Ariel, Uranus |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet • Solar System : Planet : Satellite |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical R |
750 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical R |
770 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical R |
790 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
