| |
|
Larger
Scale Model
|
|
Planet
|
True Diameter in miles
|
Diameter
in inches
(50,653
miles/sheet)
|
True
Distance to the Sun
in miles
|
Distance
to Sun
in sheets
(50,653 miles/sheet)
|
Distance
to Sun
in inches
(50,653
miles/sheet)
|
Distance to Sun
in feet
(50,653
miles/sheet)
|
|
Mercury
|
3,032
|
0.267
|
35,983,610
|
710
|
3,197
|
266
|
|
Venus
|
7,521
|
0.664
|
67,232,360
|
1,327
|
5,973
|
498
|
|
Earth
|
7,926
|
0.699
|
92,957,100
|
1,835
|
8,258
|
688
|
|
Mars
|
4,222
|
0.371
|
141,635,300
|
2,796
|
12,583
|
1,049
|
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Jupiter
|
88,846
|
7.658
|
483,632,000
|
9,548
|
42,966
|
3,580
|
|
Saturn
|
74,898
|
6.391
|
888,188,000
|
17,535
|
78,906
|
6,576
|
|
Uranus
|
31,763
|
2.576
|
1,783,950,000
|
35,219
|
158,486
|
13,207
|
|
Neptune
|
30,778
|
2.494
|
2,798,842,000
|
55,255
|
248,648
|
20,721
|
|
Pluto
|
1413
|
0.124
|
3,674,491,000
|
72,542
|
326,441
|
27,203
|
| The
Sun's diameter in inches (at this scale) is 76.7 in |
|
Smaller
Scale Model
|
|
Planet
|
True Diameter in miles
|
Diameter
in inches
(18,709,074
miles/sheet)
|
True
Distance to the Sun
in miles
|
Distance to Sun
in sheets
(18,709,074 miles/sheet)
|
Distance
to Sun
in inches
(18,709,074 miles/sheet)
|
Distance to Sun
in feet
(18,709,074 miles/sheet)
|
|
Mercury
|
3,032
|
0.00073
|
35,983,610
|
1.9
|
8.7
|
0.7
|
|
Venus
|
7,521
|
0.0018
|
67,232,360
|
3.6
|
16.2
|
1.3
|
|
Earth
|
7,926
|
0.0019
|
92,957,100
|
5.0
|
22.4
|
1.9
|
|
Mars
|
4,222
|
0.001
|
141,635,300
|
7.6
|
34.0
|
2.8
|
|
Jupiter
|
88,846
|
0.0214
|
483,632,000
|
25.9
|
116.3
|
9.7
|
|
Saturn
|
74,898
|
0.018
|
888,188,000
|
47.5
|
213.6
|
17.8
|
|
Uranus
|
31,763
|
0.0076
|
1,783,950,000
|
95.4
|
429.1
|
35.8
|
|
Neptune
|
30,778
|
0.0074
|
2,798,842,000
|
150.0
|
673.2
|
56.1
|
|
Pluto
|
1413
|
0.00034
|
3,674,491,000
|
196.4
|
883.8
|
73.7
|
| The
Sun's diameter in inches (at this scale) is 0.208 in |
Important Note: The order of the planets given here is based on
the planets' average distances from the Sun. Because Pluto's orbit is
quite elliptical in shape, at times Pluto travels closer to the Sun than
Neptune's orbit. This was the case from January 1979 through February
1999, when Neptune was the farthest planet from the Sun.
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