The table lists various objects andunits by theorder of magnitude of theirvolume.
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| Volume (m3) | Example |
|---|---|
| 4.22419×10−105 | ThePlanck volume |
| 1×10−90 | One cubicquectometre |
| 1×10−81 | One cubicrontometre |
| 1×10−72 | One cubicyoctometre |
| 1×10−63 | One cubiczeptometre |
| 1×10−54 | One cubicattometre |
| 1×10−45 | One cubicfemtometre |
| ~2.82×10−45 | Volume of aproton |
| ~9.4×10−44 | Classical volume of anelectron |
| 1×10−36 | One cubicpicometre |
| 1×10−33 | Onequectolitre |
| 1×10−30 | One cubicångström or onerontolitre |
| 7.23×10−30 | Volume enclosed by theVan der Waals radius of ahydrogen atom |
| 3.936×10−29 | van der Waals volume of ahelium atom |
| 1.91×10−29 | volume enclosed by the van der Waals radius of agold atom |
| 3.75×10−29 | van der Waals volume of aH 2 molecule |
| 5.29×10−29 | van der Waals volume of aO 2 molecule |
| 1×10−27 | One cubic nanometre or one yoctolitre |
| 1×10−24 | One zeptolitre |
| 5×10−23 | Typical volume of structures on theMartianmeteoriteALH84001 |
| 1×10−21 | One attolitre |
| 4×10−21 | Volume of hypothesisednanobacteria |
| 5×10−21 | Volume of a typicalvirus |
| Volume (m3) | Example |
|---|---|
| 1×10−18 | One cubic micrometre or one femtolitre |
| 9×10−18 | Average volume of aplatelet |
| 9×10−17 | Normal volume of a humanred blood cell |
| 2×10−16 | Average volume of alymphocyte |
| 3.3×10−16 | Mean volume of aneutrophil granulocyte |
| 4.2×10−16 | Volume of an averagemonocyte |
| 1×10−15 | One picolitre |
| 2–9×10−15 | One drop from ahigh resolution colourinkjet printer |
| 1.3×10−13 | avery fine grain ofsand (0.063 mm diameter, 3 micrograms) |
| 1×10−12 | One nanolitre |
| 6.2×10−11 | Amedium grain of sand (0.5 mm diameter, 1.5 milligrams) |
| 5×10−10 | Volume of apoppy seed of 1-millimetre diameter[1] |
| 1×10−9 | One cubicmillimetre or onemicrolitre |
| 4×10−9 | Volume of amustard seed of 2-millimetre diameter |
| 2×10−8 | Volume of a small grain ofrice 2 mm wide by 5 mm long |
| Volume (m3) | Example |
|---|---|
| 5.92×10−8 | Oneimperialminim |
| 6.16×10−8 | OneUS minim |
| 7×10−8 | Volume of a large grain of rice 3 mm wide by 12 mm long |
| 2×10−7 | Average volume of apea |
| 1×10−6 | Onecubic centimetre or onemillilitre |
| 1.18×10−6 | Oneimperialfluid scruple |
| 1.23×10−6 | OneUS fluid scruple |
| 1.80×10−6 | Onesai |
| 3.55×10−6 | Oneimperialfluid drachm |
| 3.70×10−6 | OneUS fluid dram |
| 3–5×10−6 | Average humanejaculation[2] |
| 3.55–5×10−6 | Oneteaspoon |
| 1.14×10−5 | Oneligula |
| 1.42–2.0×10−5 | Onetablespoon |
| 1.639×10−5 | Onecubic inch |
| 1.80×10−5 | Oneshaku |
| 2.84×10−5 | Oneimperialfluid ounce |
| 2.96×10−5 | OneUS fluid ounce |
| 3.5×10−5 | Average amount of blood lost by a woman duringmenstruation |
| 4.5×10−5 | Onecyathus |
| 6.8×10−5 | Oneacetabulum |
| 1×10−4 | Maximum volume of non-exempt liquids, gels, and aerosols allowed in a U.S. air traveler's carry-on luggage |
| 1.18×10−4 | OneUSgill |
| 1.36×10−4 | Onequartarius |
| 1.42×10−4 | Oneimperial gill |
| 1.80×10−4 | Onegō (a common size for servingsake) |
| 2.73×10−4 | oneRomanhemina orcotyla |
| 3.3–3.75×10−4 | Volume ofstubby or steinie of beer (Europe–330 mL, Canada–341 mL, Japan–350 mL, US–355 mL, Australia–375 mL) |
| 4×10−4 | Rough volume of the humanurinary bladder |
| 4.73×10−4 | OneUS liquidpint |
| 5.46×10−4 | Onesextarius |
| 5.51×10−4 | OneUS drypint |
| 5.68×10−4 | Oneimperial pint |
| 7.5×10−4 | The most common volume forwine andliquor bottles, also the size of anAustralian long neck of beer; sometimes called a 'fifth' in the United States for its approximation to the once-common one-fifth-gallon bottle |
| 9.46×10−4 | OneUS liquidquart |
| 1×10−3 | One cubicdecimetre or onelitre |
| 1.000028×10−3 | Volume of 1kilogram of distilledwater (at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C or 39.16 °F) and standardatmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa)) |
| 1.10×10−3 | OneUS dryquart |
| 1.14×10−3 | Oneimperial quart |
| 1.0–8.2×10−3 | Typical range ofautomobileengine displacements |
| 1.4×10−3 | Human brain cavity |
| 1.80×10−3 | Oneshō (formerly a common sake-bottle size) |
| 3.8×10−3 | OneUS liquidgallon |
| 4.36×10−3 | Onesemimodius |
| 4.40×10−3 | OneUS dry gallon |
| 4.5×10−3 | Oneimperial gallon |
| 5×10−3 | Approximate volume of theblood in one adult human |
| 6×10−3 | Averagetotal volume of thelungs of amale human |
| 8.81×10−3 | OneUSpeck |
| 9.09×10−3 | One imperial peck |
| 1.31×10−2 | Oneurna |
| 1.80×10−2 | Oneto |
| 1.85–3.6×10−2 | One Ancient Greekamphora |
| 2.62×10−2 | OneRomanamphora |
| 3.4×10−2 | OneFrenchamphora |
| 2.83×10−2 | Onecubic foot |
| 3.52×10−2 | OneUSbushel |
| 3.64×10−2 | One imperial bushel |
| 3.7–4.2×10−2 | Onefirkin |
| 6.0×10−2 | Gasoline fuel tank in a car (Volvo 240)[3] |
| 6.8–6.9×10−2 | Onerundlet |
| 7.1×10−2 | Average volume of anadulthuman |
| 7.4–8.3×10−2 | Onekilderkin |
| 9.55×10−2 | OneUS barrel for cranberries |
| 1.16×10−1 | OneUS dry barrel |
| 1.17×10−1 | OneUS beer barrel, 31 US gallons |
| 1.19×10−1 | OneUS fluid barrel (apart from oil or beer), 31.5 US gallons |
| 1.59×10−1 | Oneoil barrel, 42 US gallons, about onetierce (158–160 L) |
| 1.64×10−1 | Oneimperial barrel, 36 imperial gallons |
| 1.80×10−1 | Onekoku |
| 2×10−1 | Standarddrum size used for shippingbulk cargo |
| 2.2–2.5×10−1 | Onehogshead |
| 3.1–3.2×10−1 | Onepuncheon or tertian |
| 4.7–4.9×10−1 | One butt (an old unit forbeer andwine) |
| 5.24×10−1 | Oneculeus |
| 7.65×10−1 | Onecubic yard |
| 9.5–9.8×10−1 | One tun (an old unit forbeer andwine) |
| 1×100 | One cubicmetre, onekilolitre or onestère—volume of a large domesticfridge-freezer (external dimensions) |
| 3.85×101 | External volume of a standard 20-foot ("TEU")cargocontainer, which has a capacity of 33.1 cubic metres |
| 7.7×101 | External volume of a standard 40-foot ("FEU") cargo container, which has a capacity of 67.5 cubic metres |
| Volume (m3) | Example |
|---|---|
| 1.05×102 | Volume of arear-engine Leyland TitanLondondouble-decker bus |
| 1.49×102 | Volume of anyA DivisionNew York City Subwaycar |
| 1×10 | One cubicdecametre or onemegalitre |
| 1.233×103 | Oneacre-foot |
| 2.5×103 | Volume of anOlympic size swimming pool of minimal depth(50 m × 25 m × 2 m). |
| 3.054×103 | Volume of each of the nine spheres of theAtomium in Brussels |
| 1.13×104 | Gas volume in the firstzeppelinLZ 1 |
| 1.1866×104 | Amount ofconcrete inTrbovlje Chimney |
| 1.56×104 | Quebec's 2001 output ofmaple syrup |
| 5.0×104 | Typical volume of a largegasometer |
| 8.5–9.9×104 | Volume of theRoyal Albert Hall auditorium[4] |
| 1.84×105 | Volume of gas in theUSSMacon (ZRS-5) zeppelin |
| 2.11890×105 | Volume of gas in theHindenburgzeppelin |
| 6.50×105 | Volume of crude oil that can be carried aboard theKnock Nevissupertanker |
| 9.66×105 | Volume ofTaipei 101's gross floor space[5] |
| 1×10 | One cubichectometre, onegigalitre or onekilostère |
| 1.4×106 | Volume the 1910Lakeview Gusher oil spilt (the biggestoil gusher in US history) |
| 1.5644×106 | Volume of concrete in thePanama Canal Locks |
| 2.6006×106 | Volume of stone in theGreat Pyramid of Giza |
| 3×106 | Approximately amount ofmud andclay that slid into theSouth Nation River valley as alandslide on 20 June 1993 |
| 3.33×106 | Volume ofconcrete inHoover Dam |
| 3.664883×106 | Volume of theNASA'sVehicle Assembly Building |
| 8×106 | Volume of chalk excavated in the construction of theChannel Tunnel |
| 1×107 | Volume ofChagan Lake, artificial lake created by nuclear explosion |
| 1.7×107 | Volume of material in theGatun Dam, completed in 1913 |
| 2.8×107 | Volume ofconcrete in theThree Gorges Dam, the world's largest concrete structure |
| 4.3×107 | Volume ofAswan Dam |
| 9×107 | Volume of gas required per day byIndia in 2005 |
| 1.01×108 | Volume of theGrimselreservoir |
| 1.73×108 | Volume ofLake Baldegg, Switzerland |
| 2.05×108 | Volume of material excavated in the construction of thePanama Canal |
| 2.2×108 | Volume ofLac de la Gruyère, Switzerland |
| 2.85×108 | Volume ofLake Halwill, Switzerland |
| 3.20–3.35×108 | Volume of theGreat Wall of China |
| 3–5×108 | Volume of all humans alive on the planet (based on an average mass of 40–70 kg per human) |
| 4×108 | Predicted volume ofnatural gas required per day by India in 2025 |
| 5×108 | Onesydharb—volume ofSydney Harbour, Australia[6] |
| 6.93×108 | Volume ofLake Murten, Switzerland |
| 1×10 | Onecubic kilometre or oneteralitre |
| 1.2×109 | Approximate volume of rock ejected during the1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens |
| 1.3×109 | volume ofLake Biel, Switzerland |
| 2.5×109 | volume ofLake Walen, Switzerland |
| 3.2×109 | volume ofLake Zug |
| 3.9×109 | Volume ofLake Zürich |
| 4.168×109 | Onecubic mile |
| 5×109 | Volume ofcrude oil consumed by the world in a year |
| 5.17×109 | volume ofLake Brienz |
| 5.2×109 | Volume of the artificialGatun Lake (Panama Canal) |
| 6.5×109 | Volume ofLake Thun |
| 6.5×109 | volume ofLake Lugano |
| 1×1010 | Estimated volume of rock ejected during the 1991 eruption ofMount Pinatubo |
| 1.4×1010 | volume ofLake Neuchâtel |
| 1.45×1010 | Volume ofLake Lucerne |
| 3.52×1010 | Volume ofLake Mead, the reservoir of theHoover Dam |
| 3.7×1010 | Volume ofLago Maggiore |
| 5.5×1010 | Volume ofLake Constance |
| 8.89×1010 | Volume ofLake Geneva |
| 1×1011 | Estimated volume of rock exploded in eruption ofMount Tamboravolcano on 12 April 1815 |
| 1.33×1011 | Volume ofLake Nasser |
| 1.44×1011 | Volume ofFedchenko Glacier and its tributaries |
| 2×1011 | Estimated volume of the annual net inflow ofseawater to theBlack Sea (from theMediterranean Sea via theBosporus) |
| 2.8×1011 | Volume ofLake Onega |
| ~3×1011 | Volume ofcrude oil on Earth |
| 3.2×1011 | Estimated volume of the annual inflow offreshwater to theBlack Sea |
| 4.84×1011 | Volume ofLake Erie |
| 8.37×1011 | Volume ofLake Ladoga |
| 1×10 | Onepetalitre |
| 1.1×1012 | Volume of theAral Sea in 1960 |
| 2.76×1012 | Volume ofLake Victoria |
| 2.8×1012 | Volume ofmagma erupted by theTobasupervolcano74000 years ago |
| 4.918×1012 | Volume ofLake Michigan |
| 5×1012 | Volume of the Fish Canyon Tuff erupted by theLa Garita Caldera |
| 5.5×1012 | Volume of theasteroid433 Eros |
| 1.2232×1013 | Volume ofLake Superior |
| 1.84×1013 | Volume ofLake Tanganyika |
| 2.36×1013 | Volume ofLake Baikal |
| 5.5×1014 | Volume of theBlack Sea |
| 1×1015 | Oneexalitre |
| 1×10 | Volume of theMariana Trench in thePacific Ocean, which contains the deepest point on theEarth's surface |
| 2.6×1015 | Volume of Greenland ice cap |
| 3.7×1015 | Volume of theMediterranean Sea |
| 1.54×1016 | Volume of water contained in therings of Saturn (rough estimate) |
| 3×1016 | Volume of water contained in theAntarctic ice sheet (rough estimate) |
| 3×1017 | Volume of theAtlantic Ocean and volume of theIndian Ocean (rough estimates) |
| 4.5×1017 | Volume ofCeres |
| 1×1018 | One cubicmegametre or onezettalitre—volume of thePacific Ocean (rough estimate) |
| 1.335×1018 | Volume of alloceans onEarth |
| Volume (m3) | Example |
|---|---|
| 3×1018 | Estimated volume ofEuropa's oceans |
| 6.4×1018 | Volume ofPluto |
| 2.2×1019 | Volume of theMoon |
| 6.1×1019 | Volume of planetMercury |
| 1.6×1020 | Volume of planetMars |
| 9.28×1020 | Volume of planetVenus |
| 1×1021 | Oneyottalitre |
| 1.08×1021 | Volume of planetEarth |
| 2.25×1021 | Volume of all therocky planets in theSolar System |
| 6.38×1022 | Volume of planetNeptune |
| 7.02×1022 | Volume of planetUranus |
| 9.23×1023 | Volume of planetSaturn |
| 1×1024 | Oneronnalitre |
| 1.53×1024 | Volume of planetJupiter |
| 2.59×1024 | Total volume of all theplanets in theSolar System |
| 1×1027 | One cubicgigametre or onequettalitre |
| 1.41×1027 | Volume of theSun |
| ~1×1030 | volume ofAlcyone, brightest star in thePleiades[7] |
| ~1.7×1031 | Volume ofArcturus, brightest star inBoötes[8] |
| 3.4×1032 | Volume ofRigel, the brightest star inOrion[9] |
| ~5×1032 | Volume of ared giant the same mass as the Sun |
| 1.4×1033 | Volume ofγ Crucis, ared giant inCrux[10][11] |
| ~1×1034 | Volume ofDeneb, a whitesupergiant inCygnus[12] |
| 6.4×1034 | Volume ofη Carinae, awhite supergiant inCygnus[12] |
| 1.3×1035 | Estimated volume ofS Orionis[13] |
| 1.5×1035 | Volume ofAntares, aMira variable inOrion[14] |
| ~2.75×1035 | Volume ofBetelgeuse |
| 1×1036 | One cubicterametre |
| 4×1036 | Possible volume ofμ Cephei (estimates vary) |
| 8×1036 | Estimated volume ofVY Canis Majoris, a redhypergiant star[15] |
| 3.9×1038 | volume of a sphere which would enclose the orbit ofNeptune |
| 6–10×1039 | Possible volume of theHeliosphere inside thetermination shock |
| 1.1×1041 | Daily increase in volume of theCat's Eye Nebula[16] |
| 4×1043 | Annual increase in volume of theCat's Eye Nebula[16][17] |
| 1×1045 | One cubicpetametre |
| ~1.7×1045 | Approximate volume of theStingray Nebula[18] |
| ~2.7×1046 | Volume of the bright inner nebula of theCat's Eye Nebula[16] |
| 5.5×1046 | The volume of aBok globule likeBarnard 68[19][20] |
| 4.4×1047 | The volume of aBok globule one light year across[19][20] |
| 8.47×1047 | One cubiclight-year |
| ~1.7×1048 | Volume of theOort Cloud, assuming a radius of50000 AU |
| ~1.6×1049 | Volume of theDumbbell Nebula |
| 2.94×1049 | One cubicparsec |
| 4.4×1050 | Approximate volume of theBubble Nebula (NGC 7635) (assuming a radius of 5 light years, sources differ)[21][22][23] |
| 1×1054 | One cubicexametre |
| 3×1055 | Estimated volume of a small dwarf galaxy likeNGC 1705 |
| 3.3×1055 | Estimated volume of theLocal Bubble, assuming a radius of 100 parsecs (~39 million cubic light years) |
| 3×1058 | Estimated volume of a dwarf galaxy like theLarge Magellanic Cloud |
| 2.94×1058 | One cubickiloparsec |
| ~3.3×1061 | Volume of a galaxy like theMilky Way |
| 1×1063 | One cubiczettametre—approximate volume of whole Milky Way including Globes |
| ~5×1068 | Volume of theLocal Group |
| 6.7×1071 | Volume of theGemini Void |
| 1×1072 | One cubicyottametre |
| 1.2×1072 | Volume of theLocal Void (about1.4×1024 cubic light years)[24] |
| 3.5×1072 | Volume of theVirgo Supercluster[25] |
| 1×1073 | Volume of theSculptor Void (about1.1×1025 cubic light years)[24] |
| 2×1073 | Least volume of theSouthern Local Supervoid (about2.2×1025 cubic light years)[26] |
| 3.4×1080 | Volume of theObservable Universe |
| 1×1081 | One cubicronnametre |
| 7.1×1081 | Lower bound on the volume of the universe based on analysis ofWMAP[27] |
| 6.7×1083 | Lower bound on the volume of the entire universe |
| 1×1090 | One cubicquettametre |
| ~1×10113 | rough upper bound on the physical size of the present universe, a result of the maximum number ofHubble volumes.[28] |
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Bok globules such as Barnard 68 are only about half a light-year across and weigh in at about two solar masses
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