Solar System at Scale

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Two things about our solar system.

1. It's big.
2. It's mostly empty.

 It's hard to get a handle on how big and how empty - most models have both the relative sizes of and distances between the planets completely out of whack. But thanks to the power of the internet, there's a true model you can see. You need either a half-mile-wide monitor, or a strong finger to hold down the scroll button...for a really, long time.

Did I mention space is really big and empty?

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• Solar System Scale Model (phrenopolis.com)
• How does the solar system fit into the universe (wiki.answers.com)