Whats wrong with this model?
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This model of the Solar system is fun to look at and it shows you the order of the planets, but it has a big problem. It is not to scale. The planets are bigger than they should be and they are too close together. If this model was to scale and the Sun was the same size, the earth would be about the size of a pin head. Even the largest planet, Jupiter, would be smaller than a gumball. The planets should also be much farther away from the Sun. For example, Earth should be 35 feet away from the Sun. That’s why we made the Moab Scale Model Solar System. It gives a clearer picture of the vast distances in the Solar System and the comparative sizes of the planets.
Sun | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto