mercury
The planet with the least mass and smallest is Mercury. The planet with the lowest density is Saturn
Mercury is the least massive of all the planets. The least massive planet is Mercury (0.055 Earths). However, the planet with the weakest gravity is Mars. I am of course not treating Pluto as a Planet (as it is no longer categorized as a planet), if I were to count Pluto then it would be the least massive ( 0.0021 Earths).
Mercury. Although it has a high density, it's the smallest planet and least massive overall.
Mercury has the smallest mass of the planets.3.3022 × 1023 kg which is about 0.055 that of Earth
For a planet to become a star, it must have enough mass to sustain nuclear fusion in its core. This typically requires a mass of at least 0.08 times the mass of our Sun, known as the hydrogen-burning limit. Below this threshold, the object would be considered a planet rather than a star.
The planet with the least mass and smallest is Mercury. The planet with the lowest density is Saturn
Mercury is the least massive of all the planets. The least massive planet is Mercury (0.055 Earths). However, the planet with the weakest gravity is Mars. I am of course not treating Pluto as a Planet (as it is no longer categorized as a planet), if I were to count Pluto then it would be the least massive ( 0.0021 Earths).
Mercury. Although it has a high density, it's the smallest planet and least massive overall.
Mercury has the smallest mass of the planets.3.3022 × 1023 kg which is about 0.055 that of Earth
As of 2006 Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Prior to that it was counted as the least massive planet in the solar system.
Jupiter has the most mass, while Mercury has the least mass.Note: Pluto is not considered because it is no longer considered to be a planet.
For a planet to become a star, it must have enough mass to sustain nuclear fusion in its core. This typically requires a mass of at least 0.08 times the mass of our Sun, known as the hydrogen-burning limit. Below this threshold, the object would be considered a planet rather than a star.
Density of a planet = (Planet's mass) divided by (Planet's volume)
The phrase "least dense planet" refers simply to the planet with the lowest density, which is the planet's mass divided by its volume. In our solar system, Saturn is the least dense planet with a density of roughly 0.7 (water, by comparison, has a density of 1, or 1 gram per cubic centimeter). This is attributed to its large outer envelope of gas - although it is thought to have a denser rocky core.
Venus is the planet closest in mass to Earth, with a mass about 81% that of Earth.
The mass of planet Earth is 5.9736 × 1024 kg
Mercury is the inner planet with the most mass.