College in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Welcome to the UAF Planet Walk!
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
1. Welcome to the UAF Planet Walk! Marker
This scale model of the solar system will take you on a one mile walk from the sun past all the planets to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. As you move east along Yukon Drive, nine signs represent the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. A 10th sign highlights Pluto, which was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. The location of each sign is scaled to approximate the featured planet's distance from the sun.
UAF faculty and students have contributed to space missions exploring the solar system, including NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Students have many opportunities to participate in cutting-edge research at UAF, a land, sea, and space grant university.
The UAF Planet Walk was developed by members of the Alaska chapter of the Society of Physics Students, a club associated with the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. A student artist from the College of Liberal Arts produced the design concept. The Planet Walk was sponsored by the Geophysical Institute.
[Illustration caption reads] Planets shown to relative scale, ordered largest to smallest [left
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Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Earth · Venus · Mars · Mercury · Pluto (Kuiper Belt)
Erected by University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education.
Location. 64° 51.485′ N, 147° 51.172′ W. Marker is in College, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is on Yukon Drive east of Tanana Loop/Koyukuk Drive, on the left when traveling east. Marker and Planet Walk are on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1107 Yukon Dr, Fairbanks AK 99709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, and in Interior Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chief Phil Rounds
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
2. Welcome to the UAF Planet Walk! Marker
with several planet markers visible moving down the street to the right.
Akasofu and Elvey Buildings in distant upper left background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
3. UAF Planet Walk - Sun Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
4. UAF Planet Walk - Mercury Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
5. UAF Planet Walk - Venus Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
6. UAF Planet Walk - Earth Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
7. UAF Planet Walk - Mars Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
8. UAF Planet Walk - Uranus Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 9, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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