Orders of magnitude (volume)
Comparison of a wide range of volumes
The table lists various objects and
units
by the
order of magnitude
of their
volume
.
Chain structures in meteorite fragment
ALH84001
Electron micrograph of icosahedral
adenovirus
A scanning electron microscope image of normal circulating human blood showing red blood cells, several knobbly white blood cells including lymphocytes, a monocyte, a neutrophil and many small disc-shaped platelets
California poppy seeds
Mustard seeds
Peas in pods
Measuring spoons of 1 tablespoon and 1,
1
⁄
2
and
1
⁄
4
teaspoon
Copper measuring jugs of 1 and
1
⁄
2
gill
375 mL stubbie of beer
A
1
⁄
2
-peck apple bag
A standard 200-litre
(55 US or 44 imp gal) drum
A cubic metre of concrete
A TEU container
An Olympic swimming pool
LZ 129 Hindenburg
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Three Gorges Dam
Sydney Harbour
Solar System bodies with Earth volume or less
The Cat's Eye Nebula on left (about
3
×
10
46
m
3
) and the dark cloud Barnard 68 at top (about
6
×
10
46
m
3
) are of comparable volumes; the Stingray Nebula between them is smaller with a similar volume as the small yellow light-month radius sphere, about
2
×
10
45
m
3
.
The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) at left with about 520 cubic light years (
4.4
×
10
50
m
3
) dwarfs the Dumbbell Nebula's 12 cubic light years (
1
×
10
49
m
3
) (very approximate figures)
The globular cluster
Messier 5
at upper left with about 2 million cubic light years (
1.7
×
10
54
m
3
) dwarfs the much smaller Bubble Nebula at lower right.