Near Presque Isle in Aroostook County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Maine Solar System Model

Scale: 1:93,000,000

Photographed 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine.

Location. 46° 36.216′ N, 67° 58.35′ W. Marker is near Presque Isle, Maine, in Aroostook County.

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It is on U.S. 1 0.4 miles south of Perkins Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Presque Isle ME 04769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Maine’s “The County”.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

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.

Also see . . . Topsfield, 54 Miles South of Pluto: The Solar System in Maine. (Submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007

2. Maine Solar System Model

Jupiter with Moons: Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io

Jupiter & Moons image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007

3. Jupiter & Moons

Scale model of Jupiter with 4 largest moons: Calliso, Ganymede, Europa and Io

Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter & Io image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 22, 2007

4. Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Jupiter & Io

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,605 times since then and 65 times this year. 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.