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					How far apart is everything in our solar system? It can be hard to imagine, but this activity can help! Try out this simple <strong>Pocket Solar System </strong>activity that is sure to get an &quot;Ah-ha!&quot; moment from your visitors. Using a strip of paper (you can even grab some from a roll of toilet paper!), construct a quick scale model of the distances between the orbits of the planets, the Asteroid Belt, and Pluto as part of the Kuiper Belt.<br /><br /><strong><em>This resource is part of the <a href="http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=232" target="_blank">Exploring the Solar System&nbsp;Toolkit</a>.</em></strong><br /><br /><em>Uploaded: August 20, 2009</em>
				
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