Apr 1, 2024, 07:50 PM IST

What is the total weight of Earth?

Ritik Raj

There are billions of animals on Earth, millions of kilometers of mountains, and minerals.

Each of these has a unique weight that is immeasurable.

However, have you ever wondered what the weight of the Earth is? 

As per scientific findings, the gravitational force exerted on Earth determines its weight.

For centuries, scientists have been attempting to calculate the weight of the Earth.

NASA estimates that the Earth weighs 5.9722 x 10^24 kg, or roughly 13.1 septillion pounds.

Putting the Egyptian pyramids at 4.8 billion kilograms, this is equivalent to about 13 quadrillion times their size.

Space dust and gases that escape from our atmosphere cause slight variations in Earth's mass, but these changes have no effect on the planet for billions of years.

It is still believed by some to weigh roughly 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg.