Boston Community Solar System - Jupiter - Boston, MA - Solar System Models on Waymarking.com

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

Address: South Station Atlantic ave. & Summer st. Boston, ma 02114 To-Scale by distance: yes To-Scale by Size: yes Is the model an Orrery?: no Web Page: [Web Link] Hours: 7am-11pm Admission Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

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