Solar system scale Coffee Mug
Designed and sold by Sketchplanations
$18.89
$16.06 when you buy any 2+
$15.11 when you buy any 4+
$16.06 when you buy any 2+
$15.11 when you buy any 4+
$18.89
Product features
- Taller body and wider mouth to make room for more drink and more art
- Holds 11.5 US fl. oz. (340 ml)
- Mug diameter is 2.5" (6.4 cm) at base, widening to 3.6" (9.2 cm) at top, not including handle
- Dishwasher and microwave safe ceramic
- Wraparound design printed for you when you order
- Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received
Solar system scale
It’s pretty hard to get to grips with the scale of the solar system. It's really, really, really big.
To help process the vast distances within our system, astronomers use Astronomical Units where 1 AU is the distance of Earth from the Sun. If you see Venus in the night sky, our closest neighbour just 0.7 AU from the sun, it looks impossibly far away. But the further out you go, the more the distances multiply.
Earth and Venus are practically on top of each other compared to Uranus and Neptune. Neptune is a full 30 times the distance between Earth and the Sun.
Now think about the fact that our little solar system is over 250,000 AUs from our nearest star, which is, in turn, just one of many tucked away in a small corner of the Milky Way, which is only one of many galaxies that make up the known universe.
It might be time to sit down.
This sketch, and plenty more in the Starry-eyed Surprises section, features in my book Big Ideas Little Pictures
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