![]() ![]() ![]() The other planets, especially the small rocky inner planets, would be virtually invisible dust spots. I found that even the largest planet, Jupiter, should have a spot size smaller than 1/8 inch. I also calculated the sizes that I should make the dots that represented the planets. What I didn't bargain for was that Pluto was 354 feet down the tape! I used up almost the entire roll. Mercury was only about 3-1/2 feet from the sun and Earth was almost 9 feet from the Sun. I made my first scale model on a roll of teletype paper tape (anyone remember that stuff?) On this 1-inch tape, my Sun was the size of the tape - 1 inch in diameter. The models they displayed usually had the sizes of the planets to scale, but the distances between them were a completly different scale, giving the impression of a rather close-knit family. Most of the pictures in my books made the distance between planets seem small and easy to travel. One of the most exciting excercises I ever did as a kid was to make a scale model of the Solar System. #Solar systemname and description for kids 1st grade download#If you'd like to see the satellites of the planets as well, click here for a much more extensive page (and a longer download time too!) I've only given you the sizes and distances to the planets. ![]()
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