Created by the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Arecibo (the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo) scientists, this amazing infographic shows the volumes of the oceans of the Solar System. The unit used is the volume of the liquid water on Earth, so the ocean volumes of the other planetary objects are given by the multiples of the volume of the oceans on our planet.
The water ice is not included in the volumes.
Oceans of the Solar System
Earth
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x1
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 0.002 percent
Related: Where did Earth’s water come from?
Enceladus
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x0.01
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 14 percent
Mars’ past
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x0.04
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 0.01 percent
Europa
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x2.4
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 6.4 percent
Related: Earth’s water vs Europa’s water
Ganymede
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x6.2
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 5.4 percent
Titan
- The volume of liquid water as the Earth’s oceans: x11.4
- The mass of liquid water compared to the body’s mass: 11 percent
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