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Maine Solar System Model
Scale: 1:93,000,000
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By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Maine Solar System Model | | |
Inscription. You are part of Northern Maine’s Aroostook County 40-mile long scale model of the Solar System. At this scale, one mile along U.S. Route 1 equals the distance from the Earth to the Sun, known as an “astronomical unit”. The Sun is located at the Northern Maine Museum of Science in Folsom Hall on the campus of the University of Maine at Presque Isle; Pluto can be seen at the Houlton Information Center, just north of the Interstate 95 interchange. The remaining eight planets – Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Moon, Mars, Jupiter with four moons, Saturn with Titan, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto – are visible at locations along Route 1. All planets are built as three-dimensional models. This model was developed as a community project in 2000-2003 for all to enjoy and learn about our Solar System. It is presently the world’s largest scale model of the Solar System.
Location. 46° 36.216′ N, 67° 58.35′ W. Marker is near Presque Isle, Maine, in Aroostook County. Marker is on U.S. 1 0.4 miles south of Perkins Road, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Presque Isle ME 04769, United States of America.
More about this marker. This marker is located with the Jupiter, part of a 40-mile long scale model of the Solar System along US Route 1.| | | | 
By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Maine Solar System Model | | Jupiter with Moons: Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io | | |
Also see . . .
1. Drive through the Solar System (Aroostook County). (Submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Topsfield, 54 Miles South of Pluto: The Solar System in Maine. (Submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007 | |
| | | 3. Jupiter & Moons | | Scale model of Jupiter with 4 largest moons: Calliso, Ganymede, Europa and Io | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007 | |
| | | 4. Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter & Io | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 169 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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