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Scaled
Model of Solar System
using Tissue Toilet Paper
|
Celestial Object |
Number of Sheets from Sun |
#of Tissues from previous object |
|
Sun |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Mercury |
3.6 |
3.6 |
|
Venus |
6.7 |
3.1 |
|
Earth |
9.3 |
2.6 |
|
Mars |
14.1 |
4.8 |
|
Jupiter |
48.4 |
34.3 |
|
Saturn |
88.7 |
40.3 |
|
Uranus |
178.6 |
90 |
|
Neptune |
280.0 |
101.0 |
|
Pluto (average orbit) |
366.4 |
86.4 |
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