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

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  This is Earth, our home planet

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

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

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

  
  Via Reddit
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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

  
  Via Twitter
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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

  
  Via Ron Miller
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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!

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

  
  Via u/ajamesmccarthy
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  This is what Earth looks like from the surface of the moon

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

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

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

  
  Via @ScienceDump

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