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The Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun,
nine planets, their moons, a large
number of smaller bodies and the
interplanetary medium.
The Solar System Today
Size
(Earths)
Distance
(AU)
Mercury
Venus
Earth
0.35
0.88
1.0
0.39
0.72
1.0
1.8 mm
4.5 mm
5 mm
21 m
40 m
55 m
Mars
0.5
1.5
2.5 mm
83 m
10
5.2
5 cm
290 m
Saturn
8
9.5
4 cm
520 m
Uranus
3.7
19
1.9 cm
1 km
Neptune
3.7
30
1.9 cm
1.7 km
Pluto
0.18
39
1 mm
2.2 km
Jupiter
Size
Distance
(If the Sun was 0.5 m)
Where's the next nearest star?
The Titius-Bode number sequence
Mercury
Venus
Earth
0.39
0.72
1.0
(0+4)/10 =
(3+4)/10 =
(6+4)/10 =
0.4
0.7
1.0
Mars
1.5
(12+4)/10 =
1.6
(2.8)
(24+4)/10 =
2.8
Jupiter
5.2
(48+4)/10 =
5.2
Saturn
9.5
(96+4)/10 = 10.0
Uranus
19
(192+4)/10 = 19.6
Neptune
30
(384+4)/10 = 38.8
Pluto
39
(768+4)/10 = 77.2
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