[meteorite-list] Planet Perspective

From: Ginger Mayfield <chikadee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:37:39 2004
Message-ID: <3A4EBB23.9393E06E_at_earthlink.net>

Take a look at the link below for an overview of the solar
system, including some good diagrams and lots of other
links. This is from the excellent website, The Nine
Planets.

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/overview.html

Ginger

Michael Blood wrote:
>
> Kris,
> If you get this, I would LOVE to have it as well (just the description
> - not ness. the book) I am sure Pluto would be MUCH smaller than an
> orange if the earth were a golf ball - loved hearing the moon would be a
> marble 3 feet away - VERY instructive.
> GIVE US MORE !
> Thanks, Michael
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> KHe1144783_at_aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone still have access to the "Perspective of Planets" that I read
> > about ? It refers to the earth being a golf ball, the moon being a marble,
> > 3-Ft. away, Mars being an apple 50-Ft. away Etc. And on to Pluto WAY out
> > there, like 2 miles away and just an Orange or somthing. Lay people dont "Get
> > It" when it comes to perspective of the Solar System and are astonished when
> > you give it to them in terms that they understand. Id love to print this out,
> > to memorize. Ballke, Bernd ?,. anyone ? Thanks Kris
> >
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