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11 June, 10:22

Why do you think most models show the scale sizes of the planets but do not show the scale distances between the planets?

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  1. 11 June, 11:18
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    If both distance and size are proportional to that in the solar system, the model would be essentially useless.

    For example, if the sun were represented by a marble 1 cm in diameter, the planet Neptune would be represented by a grain of sand. 3 mm in diameter about 32.3 meters (106 ft) away. The largest planet, Jupiter, would be a larger sand grain, 1 mm in diameter, about 5.6 meters from the sun. Earth would be less than 0.1 mm in diameter, about 1 meter away from the sun.

    Such a model would barely fit into a gymnasium (basketball court), and the elements of it would be very difficult to find without a map.
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