kilometer's Room - looking at the entire room
|
galaxy | | 21 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIgalaxy2.jpg) |
| 20 19 |
local stars | 18 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIstars1.png) |
| 17 16 |
between | 15 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIhelio3.png) |
| 14 13 |
E's orbit | 12 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIsun.png) |
| 11 10 |
sun | 9 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIearth2.jpg) |
| 8 7 |
texas | 6 |
|
| 5 4 |
hood | 3 |
![](UnstableURLs/house.png) |
| 2 1 |
you | 0 |
![](UnstableURLs/quarter_face.gif) |
| -1 -2 |
salt grain | -3 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIhair2.jpg) |
| -4 -5 |
bacteria | -6 |
![](UnstableURLs/XIvirus.png) |
| -7 -8 |
atom | -9 |
103 m
1 km
104 m
10 km
105 m
100 km
106 m
1000 km (1 Mm)
light-milliseconds ( 10-3 lt·s )
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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sound-seconds (in STP air)
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0
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif) |
1000
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2000
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif) |
3000
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif) |
4000
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5000
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif) |
|
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
0 |
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
10 |
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
20 |
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
30 |
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
40 |
![](Auto/pixel_000000.gif)
50 |
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60 |
sound-minutes (in STP air)
|
It takes almost an hour for sound to travel 1000 km.
miles (mi)
|
0
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100
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200
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300
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400
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500
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![](UnstableURLs/crust03.png)
atmosphere,
crust,
rest of lithosphere (melted crust)
Mantle beneath. Thickness varies more than shown.
Oregon profile
|
|
Wildfire (Arizona, June 2002)
(zoom in 10x)
![](UnstableURLs/forestfire07.jpg)
You can see the Grand Canyon in north west Arizona.
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Io volcanic plume.
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Ceres
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Death Star
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