Incredible Photos Which Show The True Size Of The Earth To Scale

If you're ever feeling overwhelmed, or going through something that seems too big to handle, sometimes it's good to be reminded of our place in the universe. Earth may seem huge, but in reality, it's just a tiny speck in the Milky Way. Which itself is a speck amongst millions of other galaxies. These pictures show just how small Earth really is, not only compared to the other planets, but also the rest of the universe.

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This is Earth, our home planet

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Here it is next to the other 7 planets of our solar system

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This is how far the Earth is from the moon – how far is that exactly?

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Far enough to fit every planet in the solar system in that distance!

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The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter – to show it's size, you can see how tiny North America looks compared to it

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This is how big Saturn is compared to Earth

via @AstronomCentral
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And here are a few perspectives of what Saturn’s rings would look like if they were placed around Earth

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Here's an artist impression of Rosetta’s Comet (67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko) would look compared to downtown LA. It's absolutely huge!

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This picture shows how huge the sun is. Earth is TINY in comparison.

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This is what Earth looks like from the surface of the moon

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Here's how tiny it looks from Saturn's rings

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And here it is next to the sun! Really gives a sense of perspective...

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Suddenly, the Earth doesn't seem so big anymore!

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Incredible Photos Which Show The True Size Of The Earth To Scale

This is Earth, our home planet

Here it is next to the other 7 planets of our solar system

This is how far the Earth is from the moon – how far is that exactly?

Far enough to fit every planet in the solar system in that distance!

The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter – to show it's size, you can see how tiny North America looks compared to it

This is how big Saturn is compared to Earth

And here are a few perspectives of what Saturn’s rings would look like if they were placed around Earth

Here's an artist impression of Rosetta’s Comet (67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko) would look compared to downtown LA. It's absolutely huge!

This picture shows how huge the sun is. Earth is TINY in comparison.

This is what Earth looks like from the surface of the moon

Here's how tiny it looks from Saturn's rings

And here it is next to the sun! Really gives a sense of perspective...

Suddenly, the Earth doesn't seem so big anymore!

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