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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:46:33 GMT -8
What if a celestial body like Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system, was as close to the Earth as our moon? Would it fill the night sky? Illustrator and author Ron Miller sought to answer the question using the reference photograph above. It’s important to note that this is strictly a visual exercise. If a planet like Jupiter were actually as close to Earth as the Moon, its immense gravitation would wreak havoc on our planet. So for the gallery below, please temporarily suspend your disbelief and just imagine how amazing it would be to see a planet like Saturn in such incredible detail. For reference, the Moon is about 386,243 km (240,000 miles) from Earth and has a diameter of approximately 3,476 km (2,160 miles). The Earth’s diameter is 12,742 km (7,918 miles) Visualizations by Ron Miller @ Black Cat Studios The moon |
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:48:10 GMT -8
MARS Diameter 6,792 km |4,220 miles  |
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:50:12 GMT -8
VENUS
Diameter 12,104 km | 7,521 miles
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:51:14 GMT -8
NEPTUNE
Diameter 49,244 km | 30,599 miles
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:52:23 GMT -8
URANUS
Diameter 50,724 km | 31,518 miles
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:53:47 GMT -8
SATURN
Diameter 116,464 km | 72,367 miles
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 15:54:25 GMT -8
JUPITER
Diameter 139,822 km | 86,881 miles
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 16:18:10 GMT -8
Wouldn't tidal forces destroy the Earth if anything larger than say Mars were that close. Not to mention the hard radiation emanating from Jupiter or Saturn would cook us.
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 15, 2013 16:19:28 GMT -8
Really you're gonna take it there?
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2013 16:21:31 GMT -8
I know had to ruin a beautiful sky with science.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2013 7:46:40 GMT -8
lol, brainiac!
I bet that would shine pretty bright through my bedroom window. Maybe too bright.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2013 7:57:43 GMT -8
lol, brainiac! I bet that would shine pretty bright through my bedroom window. Maybe too bright. Would love it whilst camping. Thing is, something that large would obscure the stars, and they are so very important to me, staring up at the milky way... Pleiades, Orion... Big dipper For sure! I love my moon shadow, mostly spotted during camping in the mountains. |
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Post by domic on May 16, 2013 8:14:35 GMT -8
I'm glad Uranus doesn't have a huge crack staring at me.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2013 8:15:23 GMT -8
I'm glad Uranus doesn't have a huge crack staring at me. Thats what she said. |
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 16, 2013 8:54:43 GMT -8
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Post by Willing Sniper on May 18, 2013 14:14:39 GMT -8
Donovan.
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