Sometimes it takes an animation on Twitter to comprehend the diversity of worlds in the Solar System.
James O&Donoghue is from the Japan Aeronautical Exploration Agency. A brief animation that starts with the dwarf planet of Ceres and moves up through the Solar System to take in the Sun was sent out by him.
There is a slightly higher-quality version of the same clip.
Even if you know the relative size of the Solar System, it is still quite a moment when Jupiter and the Sun swing into view, and you might never have realized how fast Jupiter spins relative to Earth.
Setting aside time to watch these spinning orbs would be a good idea. The video clip is only 45 seconds long, but it is so captivating that you will be watching it several times.
The positioning of the planets and stars has been changed so they fit in the same video clip.
If you want to know the numbers behind the animation, our planet is over 7,000 miles wide. Jupiter is more than 10 times larger in diameter.
The diameter of the Sun is around 1.39 million kilometers, so it is 10 times bigger than Jupiter and 100 times bigger than Earth. A million Earths could fit into the Sun.
James O'Donoghue has put together many other videos showing the scale of the Solar System, and we are very grateful to have them.
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