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Mars Mission Control
Explore NASA Spacecrafts in AR with these Apps!
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How do the different celestial bodies in the Solar System compare in size? Is the Sun 10 times bigger than the Earth? 100 times bigger than the moon? Find out yourself here!

In the following challenges, We might ask you to measure how wide Jupiter is in terms of Earth. Or, how wide the Sun is in terms of Venus. Click to drag the icons and line them up to make your measurements! If your workspace gets too messy, drag items into the trash bin or use the CLEAR button to start fresh.

Hint: You might need an intermediate step! It's probably too difficult to measure the Sun directly using Venus. You might need to use Venus to measure Saturn, then use Saturn to measure the Sun...


Challenge : Find out how far across is. Measure it in terms of .
is as wide as: 's.
Made possible by funding from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Award # NNX16AL63A.