Boston Community Solar System - Jupiter - Boston, MA
Posted by: RIclimber
N 42° 21.122 W 071° 03.315
19T E 330727 N 4690909
The Boston Community Solar System is about 10 miles long, and has an eleven foot sun.
Waymark Code: WM7R8V
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2009
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Most solar system models show either the relative sizes of the planets, or the relative distances of their orbits. This is a true-scale model that shows both.
Starting from the Charles Hayden Planetarium, the Community Solar System is anchored by an 11.6 ft diameter Sun. They used the same 1-to-400 million scale to place a set of planet sculptures in exhibit kiosks around the greater Boston area. Each location marks that planets' scaled distance from our model sun.
Jupiter is in South Station, on the grand concourse near the food court.
| Diameter | Distance |
Sun | 11.6 ft | |
Mercury | 0.5" | 483ft |
Venus | 1.2" | 901ft |
Earth | 1.3" | 0.24mi |
Mars | 0.7" | 0.36mi |
Jupiter | 14.3" | 1.23mi |
Saturn | 12" | 2.25mi |
Uranus | 5.1" | 4.53mi |
Neptune | 5.0" | 7.1mi |
Pluto | 0.23" | 9.3mi |