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109 Earth
lined up across the sun. The sun is 109 times the diameter of the Earth.
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The sun
has a diameter of 865,000 miles (1.39 million kilometers). The earth’s
diameter is 7917.5 miles (12742 km).
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Image
source: (NASA – public domain)
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http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/touch_sun_prt.htm
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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/105298main_sun-comparison_lg.jpg
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