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Calculate the scaled planet diameters and planet-sun distances for a solar system model. Enter scale or diameter or distance, select to show table and/or map below, select options, then press Calculate. Examples: Scale 1 : 100000000 or Sun Diameter = 10 cm or Neptune Distance from Sun = 1000 ft.
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Imagine building an outdoor solar system scale model...
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Model distance of planet from the sun. Location parameters;...
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1 pixel = 1,000 km. This 2D visual model illustrates the scale of the sun and planets in our solar system, and their current distance from each other.
Understanding the size differences of objects in the solar system as well as their correct distances from each other is important. There are many good projects that will show you how to make your own scale model.
The Colorado Scale Model Solar System depicts the Sun, the planets, and the distances between them all on the same scale of 1 to 10 billion. That is, the real objects and distances are 10 billion times larger than the objects and distances in the model. On this scale, Sun is about the size of a large grapefruit, while Earth is the size of the ...
Due to their greater distance from the Sun, the solid objects in the outer Solar System contain a higher proportion of volatiles, such as water, ammonia, and methane than those of the inner Solar System because the lower temperatures allow these compounds to remain solid, without significant rates of sublimation.
Solar System Distances. Radar + Newton's laws determine the AU (Astronomical Unit = 149,597,900km ~ 93,000,000 miles). Parallax - Nearby Stars/500ly. Diagram courtesy of Dr. Terry Herter, Cornell University. A quantitative treatment of Parallax from U. Oregon.
1. Learn about sizes and distances in our solar system. 2. Decide what kind of model you want to build. 3. Choose where your model solar system will go. 4. Calculate scale distances. 5. Calculate scale planet sizes. 6. Calculate combined scale distance and planet size. 7. Create and display your model. 8. Make a Solar System on a String (scale ...
