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Sun, Earth and Moon true scales for size and distance (note that Earth and Moon are invisible!)
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Earth Moon
SPACE UPDATE
Diameter of Sun = 1.392 x 106 km Sun-Earth Distance = 1.496 x 108 km (1.7%) Earth-Moon Distance = 3.84 x 105 km (5%) Diameter of Earth = 1.256 x 104 km
Diameter of Moon = 3476 km Angle (radians) = D/L (good if D << L) Angle (degrees) = (D/L)(180/) = 57.3 D/L
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Earth Moon
Sun, Earth and Moon Size scales a factor of 40 enhanced over distance scale
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