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The size of the solar system if Earth were the volume of a basketball

Using a Google Maps overlay, Solar System Maps shows how large the solar system would be if Earth or other celestial bodies were much smaller than the are. Here’s “Earth the size of a basketball,” centered on SFO. The outermost ring is Pluto’s orbit.

If Jupiter were the size of a tennis ball, Pluto’s orbit could still encompass the British Library, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament.

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