• Models
  • Contests
  • Slicer
  • Login
  • Start Here
    thingiverse-iconprintables-iconcults3d-iconmakerworld-iconmyminifactory-icon

    3D GO

    3D ModelsContestsCollectionsSaved ModelsOn a mobile device?

3D GO

Privacy Policy
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Image 1
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Image 2
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Image 3
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Thumbnail 1
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Thumbnail 2
Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018 3D Printer File Thumbnail 3

Sun and Planets to scale update 1.28.2018

tc_fea avatartc_fea

March 20, 2016

thingiverse-icon
DescriptionCommentsTags

Description

This shows the sun and planets to scale. Earth is the 3rd planet from the left.

The diameter of Jupiter is 11.20 times the diameter of earth.

It looks even larger because the volume of Jupiter is 1,403 (=11.2^3 cubed) times the volume of earth.

In file planets_5_160415aa.stl I have corrected the diameter of the sun per stefanpwinc's comment. this file does not include pluto

update 1.9.2018
file planets_(21)_w_pluto_r1_180109.stl includes pluto per keebie81's and wbphelps' request. Pluto's diameter = 2370 km. Our moon's diameter = 3476 km. So pluto looks very small. This object was created in BlocksCAD https://www.blockscad3d.com/community/projects/70342

update 1.28.2018
added the BlocksCAD and SCAD files (.xml and .scad)

enjoy

========
for those who would like the geometry:
reference: pages 6 and 7 from https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/622145main_SSML1Answr.pdf
diameters in kilometers
d_mer_km = 4878;
d_ven_km = 12104;
d_earth_km = 12755;
d_mar_km = 6790;
d_jup_km = 142796;
d_sat_km = 120660;
d_sat_rings_km = 2 * 136775;
d_ura_km = 51118;
d_nep_km = 49528;
d_plu_km = 2370;
d_sun_km = 1392600;
!
! scale factor = 2.25
!

License:

Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial

Related Models

Mechanical Planetarium preview image

Mechanical Planetarium

Zippitybamba profile image

Zippitybamba

10,791

Astronomical Telescope "Hadley" - an easy assembly, high performance Newtonian preview image

Astronomical Telescope "Hadley" - an easy assembly, high performance Newtonian

Maff profile image

Maff

4,451

Planet Name Placards for Solar System Models preview image

Planet Name Placards for Solar System Models

The_FangBirds profile image

The_FangBirds

2,453

Triaxial Tourbillon Clock Make/Mods preview image

Triaxial Tourbillon Clock Make/Mods

mcmaven profile image

mcmaven

10,203

Unfolding James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) preview image

Unfolding James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

chemteacher628 profile image

chemteacher628

2,475

High Frontier 4 All - Industry & Colony Tagged preview image

High Frontier 4 All - Industry & Colony Tagged

IntergalacticAlpaca profile image

IntergalacticAlpaca

3