According to modern estimates, the surface area of the Earth is approximately 510 million square km (5.1 x 108 km2) or 196,900,000 square miles. Determining this was not only a matter of ascertaining Earth's dimensions, but also its proper shape. read more
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System, with a surface area of 6.14 x 10 10 km 2 – which is about 122 times greater than the surface area of Earth! Saturn is the second largest planet in our Solar System and has a surface area of 4.27 x 10 10 km 2 – which is roughly 83.7 times that of Earth. read more
The total surface area of Earth is about 510 million km 2 (197 million sq mi). Of this, 70.8%, or 361.13 million km 2 (139.43 million sq mi), is below sea level and covered by ocean water. read more
The earth seen from space looks like a blue colored planet with constant moving swirls of clouds of earth's everchanging weather. The earth is mostly blue because its large surface area of oceans. The surface area of the bodies takes up 70 percent of earth's total surface area while the land only takes up 30 percent. read more