SOLAR SYSTEM REFERENCE CHART
FOR DIAMETERS AND DISTANCE
Scale: 3,500 kilometers = 1 centimeter
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SCALE DIAMETERS
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ACTUAL DIAMETERS
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SUN
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-397.7 centimeters.
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1,391,400 kilometers
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MERCURY
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- 1.4 “
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4,878
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“
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VENUS
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- 3.5 “
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12,104
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“
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EARTH
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- 3.6 “
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12,756
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“
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Moon
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- 1.0 “
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3,476
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“
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MARS
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- 1.9 “
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6,787
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“
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JUPITER
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- 40.8 “
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142,800
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“
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SATURN
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- 34.5 “
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120,660
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“
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URANUS
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- 14.5 “
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50,800
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“
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NEPTUNE
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- 13.9 “
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48,600
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“
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PLUTO
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- .7 “
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2,300
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“
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1 Astronomical Unit = 428 Meters
(an astronomical unit is the distance of the Earth to the Sun, approximately 150,000,000 kilometers)
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SCALE DISTANCE
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ACTUAL DISTANCE
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SUN
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- 0
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0
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MERCURY
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- 166 meters
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.387 astronomical unit
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VENUS
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- 309 “
|
.723
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“
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EARTH
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- 428 “
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1.00
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|
“
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MARS
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- 650 . “
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1.52
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“
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JUPITER
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- 2.22 kilometers
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5.20
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“
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SATURN
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- 4.08 “
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9.54
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“
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URANUS
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- 8.21 “
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19.18
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“
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NEPTUNE
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-12.87 “
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30.07
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“
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PLUTO
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- 16.88 “
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39.44
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“
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