SOLAR SYSTEM

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Merc. Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Nept. Pluto

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Planet Sizes and Distances from Sun:

The table shows the actual diameters and average distances of the planets from the Sun. To help visualize the huge distances in space, the scaled sizes and distances are also provided. In fact, that is the whole point of this page, to make it easy for teachers and others to use a beachball as a Sun, and measure off how far away the tiny planets would be. To create an accurate model, the Sun should be 330 mm in diameter, or 13 inches, to match the scale of the planets' pictures. [This Web page was designed for 640 X 480 screen resolution; print planet pictures at normal 72 pixels per inch to match the scale on the table.]


Mercury
Venus
Earth
. Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Distance
(Scaled to meters)
142635 54 18433868110661399
Distance
Miles (millions)
366793142483 8871,7842,7963,666
Distance
Kilometers (millions)
58108150228778 1,4272,7804,4975,900
Diameter
(Scaled to millimeters)
133234 2912121/2
Diameter
Miles
3,0327,5197,9264,19488,736 74,97832,19330,7751,423(?)
Diameter
Kilometers
4,88012,10012,7566,794142,800 120,66051,81049,5282,290

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