Solar System Scale Model Calculator

This calculates the scaled planet diameters and sun-planet distances for a solar system model. First choose meters or feet, then enter the total size of your model (for example, the length of your school hallway or schoolyard) and press Calculate.

Size of model: meters feet   

  Real
Diameter
Real
Distance
Model
Diameter
Model
Distance
 
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Ceres1
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto2 

1. Ceres represents the asteroid belt objects.   2. Pluto represents the Kuiper belt objects.


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