Did you know? Sweden has the largest permanent scale model of the Solar System in the world, 950 km across [🎞️ swedense]
@Rainmaker1973 Impressive. However, Melbournes solar system trail (5.9km) also includes the nearest star Proxima Centauri, for which model to scale you would need to walk once around the world (40.000km) youtu.be/jYvxOBNOPLU?si…
@Rainmaker1973 Switzerland has an even larger scale model: The Sun is up in the sky at full scale, and so are all the inner planets. Earth is right underneath Switzerland (see Google Earth), and then follow Mars, the asteroid belt, Jupiter, even Saturn is there(!) and then the rest, inc. Pluto.
@Rainmaker1973 Great illustration how empty space is
@Rainmaker1973 Just because it's a dwarf planet, doesn't mean you shouldn't care tonshow it, even if just for people who were taught it being one.
@Rainmaker1973 Using the arena for the sun is kinda cheating, IMO. I think Maine’s scale model of the solar system has a sounder claim as “biggest,” overall. But I’m biased of course since I wrote about it: aeon.co/essays/driving…