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Moon 3.84 m (from Earth) 3.5 cm MoonJupiter 3.847.78 mkm (from Earth) 142.93.5 cm 5,000km Explore the vastness of our Solar System Mars 2.28 km 6.8 cm 5,000km ExploreWe have theshrunk vastness our Solar of ourSystem Solar by System a MarsSaturn 2.2814.25 km 6.8120.5 cm as you journey through time and space! Jupiter 7.78 km 142.9 cm asfactor you of journey one hundred through million time to and one space! JupiterUranus 7.7828.74 km 142.951.1 cm (100,000,000 or 1 x 108) and mapped We have shrunk our Solar System by a Saturn 14.25 km 120.5 cm Wit ontoe have the shrunk trail. our Solar System by a SaturnNeptune 14.2545.01 km 120.549.5 cm factor of one hundred million to one factor of one hundred million to one Uranus 28.74 km 51.1 cm (100,000,000 or 1 x 108) and mapped UranusPluto (dwarf planet) 28.7459.06 km 51.12.4 cm (100,000,000The model accurately or 1 x 10 reflects8) and mappedthe size of it onto the trail. Neptune 45.01 km 49.5 cm itthe onto Sun, the planets trail. and our Moon, and the Neptune 45.01 km 49.5 cm distances between them. Pluto (dwarf planet) 59.06 km 2.4 cm The model accurately reflects the size of Pluto (dwarf planet) 59.06 km 2.4 cm The model accurately reflects the size of the Sun, planets and our Moon, and the 10,000km theThe Sun,centre planets of our and Solar our System, Moon, theand Sun, the distances between them. distancesis located betweenin Ranfurly them. and each planet’s location is based on its average orbital 10,000km The centre of our Solar System, the Sun, 10,000km The(direct) centre distance of our from Solar the System, Sun. the Sun, is located in Ranfurly and each planet’s is located in Ranfurly and each planet’s THE RAIL TRAIL location is based on its average orbital location is based on its average orbital (direct) distance from the Sun. (direct) distance from the Sun. THETIME RAIL WARP TRAIL We can also scale back time by the same amount. If we TIMEslow the speed ofWARP light (300,000,000 m/s) by a factor of A SENSE OF SCALE oneTIME hundred million WARP it becomes a leisurely 10.8 km/hr… We can also scale back time by the same amount. If we Contemplate the immensity of space as you enjoy your Wsoe you can may also find scale yourself back timetime-travelling by the same into amount. the future If we slow the speed of light (300,000,000 m/s) by a factor of 15,000km journey through this majestic landscape.