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RESEARCH Use the Internet or other source to find the masses of Earth and the Sun. About how many times as large as Earth is the Sun?
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The mass of the Earth is approximately $5.972 \times 10^{24}$ kg and the mass of the Sun is approximately $1.989 \times 10^{30}$ kg. Show more…
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