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International Solar System Walks

14 Jun 2012, 13:00 UTC
International Solar System Walks
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The title is self-explanatory, and this turned out to be quite a list! I'm still mystified at finding no solar system scale hikes in Russia, but I found 54 across Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa! Click on any of the individual links to find details about that walk... or click on any of thee pictures to see the interactive map of the world!AUSTRALIA (Coonabarabran, New South Wales) 3-D planets accompanied by large billboards along the roads, creating the second largest scale model of the solar system. Road trip! The Sun is represented by the 37 metre telescope dome at Siding Spring Observatory, and a single path leads through the inner planets to Jupiter. At this point, tourists can choose one of five driving routes in various directions that lead to five different versions of all the outer planets.Approximate Scale - 1 : 38 million (Total distance 410km or 254 miles roundtrip)AUSTRALIA (St. Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria)The "Melbourne Solar System" is to scale both in model sizes and distances. Starting with the Sun in the Triangular Reserve just north of St. Kilda Marina, the nine planets run along the bicycle paths to Sandridge beach Port Melbourne.Approximate Scale - 1 : 1 billion ...

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