The Moon size comparison: how tall is The Moon?
The Moon: 3,475 km · 2,159 mi tall · 7.35 × 10²² kg
Diameter 3,475 km · 384,400 km from Earth · gravity 1.6 m/s² (0.16 g)
The Moon is 3,475 km · 2,159 mi tall (7.35 × 10²² kg). That is about 2,032,164× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
The Moon in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Kilometres | 3,475 km |
| Miles | 2,159.3 mi |
| Metres | 3,475,000 m |
| Feet | 11,400,919 ft |
How big is that?
The Moon measures 3,475 km across. Earth is 12,742 km wide, so The Moon is about 27.3% of the width of Earth.
What is about the same size as The Moon?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Io (Moons) | 3,643 km · 2,264 mi | 168 km larger (4.8%) |
| Mars (Sun & planets) | 6,792 km · 4,220 mi | 3,317 km larger (95.5%) |
| Mercury (Sun & planets) | 4,879 km · 3,032 mi | 1,404 km larger (40.4%) |
| Pluto (Dwarf planets) | 2,376 km · 1,476 mi | 1,099 km smaller (31.6%) |
| Eris (Dwarf planets) | 2,326 km · 1,445 mi | 1,149 km smaller (33.1%) |
| Haumea (Dwarf planets) | 1,632 km · 1,014 mi | 1,843 km smaller (53%) |
| Europa (Moons) | 3,122 km · 1,940 mi | 353 km smaller (10.2%) |