re: That photo was taken from a distance of 47.7 million kilometers

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Success_Machine — 4/30/2004 1:27:13 PM (archived)

Earth and Mars are about 78.34 million kilometers distant on closest approach, just 65 percent farther away. Saturn fills the frame at that distance. That is a very, very big planet!

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The last picture where the entire planets is shown - Raoul - 4/29/2004 8:21:27 PM
- re: That photo was taken from a distance of 47.7 million kilometers - Success_Machine - 4/30/2004 1:27:13 PM
- re: The last picture where the entire planets is shown - Doug Ellison - 4/29/2004 9:24:16 PM
  - re: Triton, Triton, Triton - Success_Machine - 4/30/2004 5:40:58 AM
    - re: Triton, Triton, Triton - Doug - 4/30/2004 1:26:48 PM
      - re: Neptune's biggest moon too - Success_Machine - 4/30/2004 1:33:31 PM
        
        Titan is orange, and Triton half its size... - Adam - 5/1/2004 3:59:40 AM
- re: sorry, I meant "planet" (n/t) - Raoul - 4/29/2004 8:22:37 PM

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