A Sense of Proportion: Mercury averages only 0.39 AU from the Sun, Venus 0.72 AU and Mars 1.52 AU. If you built a model solar system and represent the average distance from the Sun to Earth as 10 inches, how far would you place Mercury, Venus and Mars from the Sun?

A Sense of Proportion: Mercury averages only 0.39 AU from the Sun, Venus 0.72 AU and Mars 1.52 AU. If you built a model solar system and represent the average distance from the Sun to Earth as 10 inches, how far would you place Mercury, Venus and Mars from the Sun?

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