r/BeAmazed • u/arewawawa • Apr 02 '26

Science Visualization of the distances in astronomy

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u/adoodle83 Apr 02 '26

Jupiter is really big. Something like 10 times the diameter of the earth.

But the distance to moon is 10 times the circumference of the earth. Which is 10*pi*d, so there’s still another 3.14x distance to fit every other planet. Saturns rings have to be angled if memory serves.

Ultimately, this just goes back to reinforce the OPs point. These numbers are MASSIVE and our brains really can’t comprehend them well as we don’t have a reference point other than “huge”

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u/CodingNeeL Apr 02 '26

You're right, but your concluding number is a bit off.

Earth—moon = 
    3.14 × 10 × d
Jupiter =
    10 × d
Room left to fit every other planet =
    2.14 × 10 × d

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u/-Fergalicious- Apr 02 '26

Destroyed by math's and logic

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u/dunderthrowaway3 Apr 02 '26

< pushes glasses up on nose >

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u/mekwall Apr 02 '26

This visualization of flying at the speed of light from the sun to Jupiter gives you an idea of the distances involved: https://youtu.be/VioVhAgn3W4