Misleading Models
The models sketched here are an eye opener to many people interested in, but not knowing much about astronomy. They are far cry from the drawings of the Solar System one usually sees in books or on the internet, such as the one to the right. Even if it is stated in the text that the layout is not to scale, it is often difficult for the reader to fully comprehend how discrepant the scale of the distances in the image is compared to the sizes of the objects depicted.
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