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the radius of Marss orbit, in AUS. ? OPTIONAL: Jupiter's and Saturn's Orbits Jupiter takes 4332 days—almost 12 years—to orbit the Sun and around 88 days to go from opposition to the next quadrature. Saturn takes 10,761 days—nearly 30 years—to complete its orbit and there are also about 88 days between its opposition and next quadrature. a. On a separate sheet of paper, apply the above procedure for Mars to determine the radii of the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, in AUs. b. Using a ruler, draw a careful scale-model showing the spacings of the six known planets in Copernicus's solar system to the scale 1 centimeter = 1 AU.

          the radius of Marss orbit, in AUS.
? OPTIONAL: Jupiter's and Saturn's Orbits
Jupiter takes 4332 days—almost 12 years—to orbit the Sun and around 88 days to go from opposition to the next quadrature.
Saturn takes 10,761 days—nearly 30 years—to complete its orbit and there are also about 88 days between its opposition and next quadrature.
a. On a separate sheet of paper, apply the above procedure for Mars to determine the radii of the orbits of Jupiter and
Saturn, in AUs.
b. Using a ruler, draw a careful scale-model showing the spacings of the six known planets in Copernicus's solar
system to the scale 1 centimeter = 1 AU.

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the radius of Marss orbit, in AUS.
? OPTIONAL: Jupiter's and Saturn's Orbits
Jupiter takes 4332 days—almost 12 years—to orbit the Sun and around 88 days to go from opposition to the next quadrature.
Saturn takes 10,761 days—nearly 30 years—to complete its orbit and there are also about 88 days between its opposition and next quadrature.
a. On a separate sheet of paper, apply the above procedure for Mars to determine the radii of the orbits of Jupiter and
Saturn, in AUs.
b. Using a ruler, draw a careful scale-model showing the spacings of the six known planets in Copernicus's solar
system to the scale 1 centimeter = 1 AU.

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Jupiter's distance from the sun at perihelion is 4.95 AU. Using the scale of 1 centimeter = 1 AU, we can represent this distance as 4.95 centimeters. Show more…

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Jupiter's and Saturn's Orbits Jupiter and Saturn are two of the largest planets in our solar system. They both have elliptical orbits around the sun. The distance between Jupiter and the sun varies depending on its position in its orbit. At its closest point, called perihelion, Jupiter is about 4.95 astronomical units (AU) away from the sun. At its farthest point, called aphelion, Jupiter is about 5.46 AU away from the sun. Saturn also has an elliptical orbit around the sun. Its distance from the sun varies as well. At perihelion, Saturn is about 9.04 AU away from the sun. At aphelion, Saturn is about 10.12 AU away from the sun. To represent the distances in our solar system accurately, we can use a scale where 1 centimeter represents 1 AU. This allows us to visualize the vastness of the solar system and the distances between planets.

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