| Diameter. | Period of Rotation. | Mean Distance from the Earth. | |
| Sun | 865,000 miles | 25 to 26 days | 92,800,000 miles |
| Moon | 2,160 miles | 271⁄3 days (It revolves round the earth in the same time.) | 238,000 miles |
| Planets. | Diameter in Miles.[1] | Number of Satellites Known.[2] | Period of Rotation. | Period of Revolution Round the Sun. | Mean Distance from the Sun in Millions of Miles. |
| Mercury | 2,992 | None | Hrs. Mins. ?[3] | Days. 88 | 36 |
| Venus | 7,660 | None | ? | 225 | 67 |
| Earth | 7,918 | One | 23 56 | 3651⁄4 | 923⁄4 |
| Mars | 4,220 | Two | 24 37 | 687 | 141⁄2 |
| Asteroids | Very tiny planets, hundreds in number; and more are frequently being discovered. | ||||
| Jupiter | 86,000 | Eight | 9 55 | 4,3321⁄2 | 482 |
| Saturn | 74,000 | Ten | 10 14 | 10,759 | 886 |
| Uranus | 31,700 | Four | Not known | 30,687 | 1,780 |
| Neptune | 34,500 | One | Not known | 60,127 | 2,780 |
TO MARS via THE MOON
(Narrative written by Wilfrid Poynders, Esquire, late of Norbury, in the County Borough of Croydon, Surrey)
CHAPTER I
WE START ON A VERY LONG VOYAGE
"Well, I suppose it is about time to get ready for starting?"
The speaker was a smart, well-set-up man about forty-three years of age, whose keen and alert expression, clear eyes and well-cut features were a true index to the intellectuality and integrity of his character; whilst his closely compressed lips and the deep vertical line down the centre of his forehead betokened a dogged perseverance in carrying into effect anything he might undertake.