How many planets can you fit between Earth and the moon? If your answer was anything less than ‘all of them’ then we’re afraid you're incorrect.
In an amazing mosaic image it’s shown how you can fit all other worlds in the solar system between us and our natural satellite, with room to spare.
In reality the distance between Earth and the moon varies from 225,622 miles (363,104km) to 252,088 miles (405,696km) - the lower limit of which would not leave room for Neptune.
However, Fraser Cain from Universe Today did the maths and found the numbers were a little off, with the actual distance left when using the average Earth-moon distance would be about 2,729 miles (4,392km). This, he says, would be enough to also fit Pluto in the line-up and another dwarf planet except Eris, which is too large.
Last year astronomical artist Ron Miller created eye-opening illustrations imagining what the night sky would look like if the moon was replaced by the other planets in the solar system. Here we see how big Jupiter would look in the sky if it were in the position of the moon.
This incredible image was taken by Nasa's Juno spacecraft on its way to Jupiter in August 2011. It shows how big the gap is between Earth (the white dot on the left) and the moon (the dot on the right). Here they are 250,000 miles (402,000km) apart. It was taken from a distance of six million miles (9.7 million km).
So,By seeing these images you will get the idea of HOW BIG IS THE UNIVERSE
source : DailyMail
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