Explore the scale of the cosmos
Choose any pair. Compare their diameters, line them up, or build a miniature version.
Body diameters to scale. Positions and surface artwork are illustrative; Saturn’s rings are excluded.
A change of perspective
10.973× the diameter. See how the two worlds measure up.
Diameter is a distance across an object. Volume grows with the cube of that distance.
Choose a size to bring this comparison down to Earth.
Earth: Twice the source mean radius; body diameter only, excluding rings.
Jupiter: Twice the source mean radius; body diameter only, excluding rings.
How we measure size →The first object anchors the marble analogy. Swap the pair to change your point of view. The side-by-side scene always uses the same linear diameter scale for both objects.
“Copy this comparison” creates a link with your chosen objects and view. These combinations are interactive views; the curated guides below add more context to a few especially revealing pairs.
Follow your curiosity