November 9, 2005
Solar System To Scale
I'm always fascinated by scale models of the solar system. I remember seeing one that stretched miles and miles across a city. They help put the incredible distances of the solar system in perspective (though they still fail to help our brains grasp the vastness of interstellar and intergalactic space).
Now the web has its own scale model. It doesn't convey the mind-boggling amounts of empty space like real-world models do, but for being confined to a computer screen, it's pretty cool.
(via J-Walk)
09 Nov 18:59 | Link | Category: Cool Links, Science