Earth

Earth is the third planet from Sol and the heart of human civilization and the cradle of Human evolution. One of only 3 worlds known to harbor multicellular life without the need for pressure sealed environments, it is considered the jewel of the galaxy by most humans.

• Semi-major Axis 1.000 AU
• Orbital Eccentricity 0.0167086
• Year Length 1.000 earth years/365.256363004 earth days/
• Mean Orbital Velocity 29.78 km/s
• Orbital Inclination 7.115° to Ad Dhib's equator
• Axial Tilt 23.4392811°
• Mass 1.000 M_e/ 5.97237x10²⁴ kg
• Radius 1.000 R_e/ 6,771.0 km
• Circumference 40,075.0 km
• Mean Density 5.414 g/cm3
• Surface Gravity 1.000 g/ 8.993 m/s2
• First Cosmic Velocity 11.2 km/s
• Escape Velocity 11.186 km/s
• Day Length 24.000 hours
• Hill Sphere 1.5 million km
• Atmospheric Pressure at Sea Level 1.000 atm/ 760 torr/ 14.7 psi
• Atmospheric Composition N₂ 78.084%, O₂ 20.946%, Ar 0.9340%, CO₂ 0.041332% Kr 0.000114%, Ne 0.001818% H₂ 0.00054% CH₄ 0.000187%

Geography

Earth has 6 continents, North America, South America, Africa, Eurasia, Australia, and Antarctica. All but the last are inhabitted heavily by H. sapiens.

Fauna & Flora

Earth is host to myriad life forms, from mammals to sponges, from sunflowers to liverworts, from mushrooms to yeast, and all manner of single celled organisms.

Natural Resources

Earth has significant reserves of mineral wealth, as well as biological matter and arable land. It is also the technological and scientific hub of human space, and so its human capital is beyond compare in human civilization.

Type

Planet

Location under

Sol System