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Hello! How did you come up with the orbital distances for the planets? What is the scale factor here? Thanks!





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The activity can be viewed at: Model the Distances between Planets in our Solar System

Hi - Under the table, there is a link to a PDF that may be helpful:

*Distances larger than 1 AU are rounded to the nearest half, distances under 1 AU are rounded to the nearest decimal. Consult the Solar Planet Data Sheet for more accurate data.

Amy
Science Buddies

Hello,

The scale factor in terms of the units in this experiment (https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-act ... -distances) is that 1 astronomical unit (AU), which is the distance from the Earth to the sun, is equal to 10 centimeters for the purpose of this experiment.

Hope this helps!