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moon1 mercury2mrs3venus0neptune4uranus5saturn6jupiter7Artist, writer and space nut Ron Miller imagines what the night sky might look like were the moon to be replaced by various planets of the solar system.

Consider the rules of physics temporarily suspended, whereby all planets retain their current atmospheric conditions and don’t tear us asunder with their immense gravitational fields, etc.

Above (starring as ‘the moon’): the moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter.

What if we had a planet instead of a moon? (Ron Miller, io9)

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Astronomical by UK based artist Mishka Henner: a scale representation of our solar system in book form. Ten 506 page volumes covering the entire distance from the Sun to Pluto with each page representing a distance of 1 million km.

Earth shows up on page 155 of Volume 1.

You can buy the entire ten-volume set for £100. It is, quite simply, the best thing ever.

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A solar system of luxury eatables from Japan’s upmarket Rihga Royal Hotels.

Mercury (coconut mango), Venus (lemon cream), Earth (cocoa), Mars (orange praline), Jupiter (vanilla), Saturn (rum and raisin), Uranus (milk chocolate, well d’uh) and Neptune (cappuccino).

Pluto –  recategorised in recent years as a ‘dwarf planet’ is not inclNOMNOMNOMNOM

 

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