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Build a Solar System
published by the Exploratorium
written by Ron Hipschman
This site from the Exploratorium provides directions to make a scale model of the Solar System and gain a sense of the relative sizes of the sun and planets. The user chooses the diameter of the sun, and the site calculates the diameters of the planets and their distances. Also, links to many solar-system-related sites are provided.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html
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Astronomy
- Solar System
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© 1997 Ron Hipschman Exploratorium
Keywords:
model, planet, scale
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Metadata instance created July 18, 2006 by Ann Deml
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August 25, 2006 by Elizabeth Bolton
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R. Hipschman, (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1997), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html).
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R. Hipschman, Build a Solar System (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1997), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html>.
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Hipschman, R. (2006, August 25). Build a Solar System. Retrieved June 8, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html
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Hipschman, Ron. Build a Solar System. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 25, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html (accessed 8 June 2025).
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Hipschman, Ron. Build a Solar System. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 1997. 25 Aug. 2006. 8 June 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/index.html>.
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