| |
|
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
|
|
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
|
| 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
|
| 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.
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