File:Solar system.jpg

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This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The spacecraft responsible for these images are as follows:

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current08:41, 3 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 08:41, 3 January 20174,500 × 5,600 (933 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The spacecraft responsible for these images are as follows: <ul> <li> the Mercury image was taken by Mariner 10, </li> <li> the Venus image by Magellan, </li> <li> the Earth and Moon images by Galileo, </li> <li> the Mars image by Mars Global Surveyor, </li> <li> the Jupiter image by Cassini, and </li> <li> the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune images by Voyager. </li> <li> Pluto is not shown as it is no longer a planet. The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and Mars) are roughly to scale to each other; the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are roughly to scale to each other. PIA 00545 is the same montage with Neptune shown larger in the foreground. Actual diameters are given below: </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Sun">Sun</a> (to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosphere" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Photosphere">photosphere</a>) 1,392,684 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a> 4,879.4 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Venus">Venus</a> 12,103.7 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Earth">Earth</a> 12,756.28 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Moon">Moon</a> 3,476.2 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Mars">Mars</a> 6,804.9 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Jupiter">Jupiter</a> 142,984 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Saturn">Saturn</a> 120,536 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Uranus">Uranus</a> 51,118 km </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Neptune">Neptune</a> 49,528 km</li> </ul>
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