A Little Book Of Coincidence In The Solar System

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Founs Mars, Jupiterand massipe moons Ar rstcroid bclt :]nd 340 nrill1or nrilc\ separitc MArs ind Juprr$i orbits, r grerr$ dntirce than E.]rthi cnrire orlrit. Juprtcr is the iirst and lrrgest of the gas girnts, thc vacuunr clerner of lhe !,lar svttrnl. Ifjupucr hrd grthered oDly slightly r)rc nrater;.rldur;rg its long rnd oDE);ng aornrition ;rs nrtern,t presur.s could hrve turncd it rrto a strr md rvc surld hrvc had a sccond Sun. Thc top diugrrm opposite slx)ws u si'rple wiy to drxw the avL'nge orbhs of Mrri,,)dJupircr frcn, n,ur touchmg circlc or r rparc iwrs Lik. dre pict!r. on prgc 23, u i\ rD eleryday propornon dcrived liom prcking circlcs. Sho\ur belo$t or) this p,rae.is a pruern fnD thc srnre iilr il\ . N h l c h T i c e s E rrd r\ x n d M a rs ' nrern orLri rsr!r '. Jupiter hls taur prrticularly lrrge num, discoveredby C.tlileo r, 1(110. The trvo largest,Ga ylrcde rnd Call;snr, ure thc size of dre pluct Mc.rcurl and produce one of rhe most pcrtt.r spacc tnn. prttcnx in thc solarsystcm. Arr observerliving orr cither rroon Norl(l exFcrieDcedrc Dlotjorr ofdre other nr sF,rceand tilne is $e be.ntitnl h|rrx)l)ic aondind dixgr;rm sbo\rr opposne.


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