An accurately scaled (5x10
9:1) model of the
solar system found in
Ithaca,
New York. The sun is located in the
Ithaca Commons, and the various planets are located at appropriately scaled distances. While
Mercury,
Venus,
Earth and
Mars are all within 50m of the sun,
Pluto is located way out at the
Sciencenter, 1.18 km away. The walk was named in memory of
Carl Sagan, an
astronomer and science educator who taught at
Cornell University.