505-solar-system-planets-to-scale-dixon – This technical digital diagram illustrates the relative sizes of the eight major planets of the solar system, arranged in order of distance from left to right against the vast curve of the Sun's limb. The gas giants Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter dominate the left side of the frame with realistic atmospheric band detailing, while the smaller rocky planets Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury are clustered on the right near a dark solar sunspot group. The composition emphasizes the stark scale disparity between the terrestrial planets, the Jovian giants, and the immense solar diameter. Relative sizes are correct. Distances have been compressed. digital, 2016; © Don Dixon / cosmographica.com
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