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How to Make The Solar System Walk 

Scale

The scale I used was that one astronomical unit (AU) was equivalent to .01 miles or 52.81' so each planet was the following distance from the start/sun:

  • Mercury (.4 AU) = .004 miles or 21.12'

  • Venus (.718 AU) = .00718 miles or 37.91'

  • Earth (1 AU) = .01 miles or 52.81'

  • Mars (1.524 AU) = .01524 miles or 80.4672'

  • Asteroid Belt (2.2 to 3.2 AU) = .022 to .032 miles or 116.16' to 168.96'

  • Jupiter (5.2 AU) = .052 miles or 274.56'

  • Saturn (9.5 AU) = .095 miles or 501.6'

  • Uranus (19.8 AU) = .198 miles or 1045.44'

  • Neptune (30 AU) = .30 miles or 1548'

  • Pluto (39.5 AU) = .395 miles or 2085.6'

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