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Cape Town - Sometimes it really does help to just stop and consider where and how you fit into the grander scheme of things.
And this is exactly what the following 13 images will do as you see how small our precious planet is in comparison to the rest of the known universe, not to mention that which has yet to be discovered.
While it might leave you feeling marginally insignificant it should also restore your sense of wonder about all the mysteries out there... take a look
1. We’re all familiar with this planet, since we call it home.
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2. And yes, it’s the third rock from the sun.
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3. But see the distance between the earth and the moon to scale.
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4. And what it would look like if we fitted all the planets of our Solar system between the Earth and Moon.
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5. For added effect, consider the Rosetta's Comet, when compared to Los Angeles. Yep, makes you rethink, doesn't it?
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6. While more than one million planet earths can fit into the sun, when compared to other stars, the sun is actually pretty small. But check out the size of Earth when compared to the sun. Sjoe.
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7. And consider this, Saturn rings could easily hold six Earths.
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8. Here’s what Saturn’s rings would look like if they were around Earth.
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9. And here's what the Sun looks like from Mars.
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10. There are more stars in space then grains of sand on all the beaches of Earth. Astounding.
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11. And many of these stars are much bigger than our Sun.
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12. But even our galaxy is tiny when compared with some others. Here’s the Milky Way compared to IC 1011, 350 million light years away from Earth.
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13. And this one picture taken by the Hubble Telescope shows just an uncountable number of galaxies, each containing millions of stars, each with their own planets!
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Now if these images don't blow your mind, then we're not sure what will. Perhaps you should just take a load off and read this.
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