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What is bigger, the sun or the earth?


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Sun:

  1. By far the largest and most massive object in the Solar System is the Sun.
  2. The Sun has a diameter of 1,390,000 km. In comparison, the Earth's diameter is only 12,742 km.
  3. The Sun is vastly larger than the Earth.
  4. From Earth, the Sun appears to be smaller than the Earth. This is due to the fact that we are closer to the Earth than the Sun.

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