Fwd: LOOK UP

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From: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson144@comcast.net>
Date: July 10, 2013 4:43:22 PM GMT-06:00
To: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson144@comcast.net>
Subject: FW: LOOK UP

 What would the planets look like superimposed the same distance as the moon?
The scale drawings of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are superimposed over the same landscape, highlighting the sheer size of the planets
 
The incredible drawings imagine each planet to be 233,812 miles from Earth - the same distance at which the moon orbits.
Enormous planet Jupiter, around 11 times the size of Earth, would dominate the skies while Mars would appear to be around twice the size of the moon.

This view of the moon over Death Valley, California, is the basis for the images

 

 Imagined how Neptune would look from earth if it was the same distance away as the moon

 

Huge: The diameter of Jupiter is 40 times that of the moon and it would dominate the night sky if it were in the same position

 

Red planet: Mars would appear around twice the size of the moon from 233,812 miles away

 

 Many people struggle to appreciate the sheer size of the planets we share our solar system with.
'The planets are just a vague concept to a lot of people and even the moon is just a fuzzy ball in the sky.
This illustrations in which the moon is replaced with other planets is very thought-provoking and catch people's imaginations.

 

Jupiter is so large that from Earth we would not be able to see the north and south poles of the planet, as it would fill the sky as far as we can see. While Saturn's rings would stretch nearly from horizon to horizon.

 

 Uranus would look a similar size to Neptune.

 

Night sky: Smallest planet Mercury would look just slightly larger than the moon from the same distance

 

Massive: Saturn and its rings would cover almost 18 degrees of the night sky.

 

Neighbor: Venus is only slighter smaller than earth so would appear around the same size as our planet does from the moon.

 

Clear skies,

Larry