The Solar System

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The Solar System
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The Solar System consists of the Sun, nine
planets, their moons, a large number of smaller
bodies and the interplanetary medium.
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The Solar System Today
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Size Distance Size
Distance (Earths) (AU) (If the
Sun was 0.5 m)
Mercury 0.35 0.39 1.8 mm 21 m
Venus 0.88 0.72 4.5 mm 40 m
Earth 1.0 1.0 5 mm 55 m
Mars 0.5 1.5 2.5 mm 83 m
Jupiter 10 5.2 5 cm 290 m
Saturn 8 9.5 4 cm 520 m
Uranus 3.7 19 1.9 cm 1 km
Neptune 3.7 30 1.9 cm 1.7 km
Pluto 0.18 39 1 mm 2.2 km
Where's the next nearest star?
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The Titius-Bode number sequence
Mercury 0.39 (04)/10 0.4
Venus 0.72 (34)/10 0.7
Earth 1.0 (64)/10 1.0
Mars 1.5 (124)/10 1.6
??? (2.8) (244)/10 2.8
Jupiter 5.2 (484)/10 5.2
Saturn 9.5 (964)/10 10.0
Uranus 19 (1924)/10 19.6
Neptune 30 (3844)/10 38.8
Pluto 39 (7684)/10 77.2