The Earth is the only planet known to harbor life, and is about 70% covered in oceans. It is approximately 4.5 billion years old, with an atmosphere composed of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. The Earth orbits the sun at a distance of about 93 million miles and has a rotation period of 24 hours and revolution period of 365.2564 days. It experiences changing weather patterns throughout the year from cold in January to hot in March and back to cold in October. The seas covering much of the Earth's surface are very salty and home to many fish species that have lived there for a long time.