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Space

How big is the Moon?

Moon · Earth's natural satellite

Diameter
3,475 km 2,159 mi
Mass
7.346 × 10²² kg 1.62 × 10²³ lb
Volume
21.968 billion km³ 5.2704 billion cu mi
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Human, Moon, Mars, Earth drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale). Moon: diameter 3,475 km. Mars: equatorial diameter 6,792 km. Earth: equatorial diameter 12,756 km.Human: 1.61–1.75 m (too small to see at this scale)Moon: 3,475 kmMars: 6,792 kmEarth: 12,756 kmEarth12,756 kmMars6,792 kmMoon3,475 kmHuman1.61–1.75 m · too small to see

Human is too small to see at this scale and is marked with ▲.

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Zoom out from an average adult to the Moon

The Moon is too big to show next to an average adult in one picture, so here it is in 7 steps. Each step is drawn to its own scale and zooms out from the step before.

  1. Step 1 of 7 Human → Megalodon

    A megalodon is about 8.6–15 times as long as an average adult is tall.

    Human, Megalodon drawn to the same scaleHuman: height 1.61–1.75 m. Megalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m.Human: 1.61–1.75 mMegalodon: 15–24.3 mMegalodon15–24.3 mHuman1.61–1.75 m
    Step 1: Human and Megalodon at the same scale.

  2. Step 2 of 7 Megalodon → Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5.6–9.1 times as tall as a megalodon is long.

    Megalodon, Great Pyramid of Giza drawn to the same scaleMegalodon: maximum length (estimates) 15–24.3 m. Great Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m.Megalodon: 15–24.3 mGreat Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 mMegalodon15–24.3 m
    Step 2: Megalodon and Great Pyramid of Giza at the same scale.

  3. Step 3 of 7 Great Pyramid of Giza → Golden Gate Bridge

    The Golden Gate Bridge is about 20 times as long as the Great Pyramid of Giza is tall.

    Great Pyramid of Giza, Golden Gate Bridge drawn to the same scaleGreat Pyramid of Giza: current height ≈ 137 m. Golden Gate Bridge: total length 2,737 m.Great Pyramid of Giza: ≈ 137 mGolden Gate Bridge: 2,737 mGolden Gate Bridge2,737 mGreat Pyramid of Giza≈ 137 m
    Step 3: Great Pyramid of Giza and Golden Gate Bridge at the same scale.

  4. Step 4 of 7 Golden Gate Bridge → Mount Everest

    Mount Everest is about 3.2 times as tall as the Golden Gate Bridge is long.

    Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Everest drawn to the same scaleGolden Gate Bridge: total length 2,737 m. Mount Everest: height above sea level 8,848.86 m.Golden Gate Bridge: 2,737 mMount Everest: 8,848.86 mMount Everest8,848.86 mGolden Gate Bridge2,737 m
    Step 4: Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Everest at the same scale.

  5. Step 5 of 7 Mount Everest → Mauna Kea

    Mauna Kea is about 1.2 times as tall as Mount Everest.

    Mount Everest, Mauna Kea drawn to the same scaleMount Everest: height above sea level 8,848.86 m. Mauna Kea: height from ocean floor to summit ≈ 10,211 m.Mount Everest: 8,848.86 mMauna Kea: ≈ 10,211 mMauna Kea≈ 10,211 mMount Everest8,848.86 m
    Step 5: Mount Everest and Mauna Kea at the same scale.

  6. Step 6 of 7 Mauna Kea → Olympus Mons

    Olympus Mons is about 2.2–2.6 times as high as Mauna Kea is tall.

    Mauna Kea, Olympus Mons drawn to the same scaleMauna Kea: height from ocean floor to summit ≈ 10,211 m. Olympus Mons: height 22–27 km.Mauna Kea: ≈ 10,211 mOlympus Mons: 22–27 kmOlympus Mons22–27 kmMauna Kea≈ 10,211 m
    Step 6: Mauna Kea and Olympus Mons at the same scale.

  7. Step 7 of 7 Olympus Mons → Moon

    The Moon is about 130–160 times as wide as Olympus Mons is high.

    Olympus Mons, Moon drawn to the same scaleOlympus Mons: height 22–27 km. Moon: diameter 3,475 km.Olympus Mons: 22–27 kmMoon: 3,475 kmMoon3,475 kmOlympus Mons22–27 km
    Step 7: Olympus Mons and Moon at the same scale.

Dimensions

MeasurementMetricImperialNotesSource
Diameter 3,475 km 2,159 mi Diameter as listed in NASA's Planetary Fact Sheet (whose notes define the column as equatorial); equals twice the Moon's volumetric mean radius of 1,737.4 km [2]
Mass 7.346 × 10²² kg 1.62 × 10²³ lb Source states 0.07346 × 10²⁴ kg [1]
Volume 21.968 billion km³ 5.2704 billion cu mi NASA fact sheet lists this as 10^10 km³ units [1]

About the Moon

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. NASA lists it as 3,475 km across, a little over a quarter of Earth's diameter. Its mass is about 7.35 × 10^22 kg, roughly 1.2 percent of Earth's.

  • The Moon's volumetric mean radius is 1,737.4 km, its equatorial radius 1,738.1 km and its polar radius 1,736.0 km. [1]
  • NASA's fact sheet puts the Moon's mass at 0.0123 times Earth's. [1]
  • NASA describes the Moon as having a radius of about 1,080 miles (1,740 km), less than a third of the width of Earth. [3]

How many fit?

  • ≈ 2.1 million × Human · height lined up end to end match the Moon · diameter
  • ≈ 8.8 × 10²⁰ × Human · body mass on the scales weigh as much as Moon · mass
  • ≈ 390 × Mount Everest · height above sea level lined up end to end match the Moon · diameter

Counts divide one sourced figure by another. "End to end" uses each object's main measurement; weight and volume rows appear only when both figures are sourced.

How it compares

Factors compare the diameter of the Moon with each object’s own main measurement (height for a human). Where a size varies, the factor is given as a range.

Notes on these figures

  • The Planetary Fact Sheet's 3,475 km matches twice the Moon's mean radius (1,737.4 km). Twice the equatorial radius on the Moon Fact Sheet (1,738.1 km) would give about 3,476 km. The difference is about 1 km.

Sources

  1. NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, Moon Fact Sheet. Accessed 24 September 2026.
  2. NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, Planetary Fact Sheet - Metric. Accessed 24 September 2026.
  3. NASA Science, Moon Facts. Accessed 24 September 2026.

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