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Melbourne Solar System Trail Historical Markers

This series is for the set of markers found along the Solar System Trail. See “Solar System Trail” (https://stkildamelbourne.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Solar_System_Self_Guided_Trail_web_friendly.pdf) for more information.
 
By Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 29, 2026
Neptune Model and Marker
1 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — 9 — Neptune — The coldest planet — Solar System Trail —
On Beach Street (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers east of Dow Street, on the left when traveling west.
2 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Saint Kilda West — 7 — Saturn — The spectacular ringed planet — Solar System Trail —
On Pier Road 0.1 kilometers south of Beaconsfield Parade ( Route 33), on the left when traveling north.
3 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 4 — Earth — The Planet of Life — Solar System Trail —
Near Marine Parade (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
4 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 6 — Jupiter — Largest planet and the first gas-giant — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers south of Pier Road, on the left when traveling east.
5 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 5 — Mars — The Red Planet — Solar System Trail —
Near Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.2 kilometers south of Shakespeare Grove.
6 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 2 — Mercury — The smallest and closest planet to the Sun — Solar System Trail —
Near Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
7 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 0 — Proxima Centauri — The nearest star to the Sun — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) at Blessington Street, on the left when traveling north on Jacka Boulevard.
8 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 1 — Sun — The star at the centre — Solar System Trail —
On Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) at Blessington Street, on the left when traveling north on Jacka Boulevard.
9 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, St Kilda — 3 — Venus — The brightest and the hottest planet — Solar System Trail —
Near Marine Parade (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Blessington Street.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026