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Earth

The Earth is 149,600,000 km from the sun. It's size is 12,756.3 km in diameter and 5.9736e24 kg in mass.

It's surface temperature is an average +14 degrees C. It's name Earth came from the Greek name Gaia which meant god of the soil.

The Earth's surface is very young and 71% of the Earth is water. It's atmosphere is made of 77% nitrogen 21% oxygen with traces of argon ,carbon dioxide and water.

The Earth also has many special features it has a modest magnetic field. The Earth's magnetic field and the Earth's upper atmosphere create the auroras. Also the magnetic field and it's interaction with the solar winds produce the Van Allen radiation belts.

The Earth has one moon it has no atmosphere or magnetic fields it's surface is exposed directly to solar winds.

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