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This is a visualization of what it might be like if the Moon was replaced with some of the other planets at the same distance as our moon. Mercury is intentionally left off as it isn't Much bigger than our Moon (and hence is boring)Everything is correctly scaled. The Axial tilts are not particularly accurate.the moon that flies in front of Saturn is Tethys. It is Tiny. but *very* close. Dione would be on a collision course, it's orbital distance from Saturn is Nearly identical to our Moon's orbit around Earth. Titan, which is Larger than our Moon, is outside the orbit of Dione on Jupiter, you might be able to make out the 4 big moons, They all have orbits larger than our moons orbit. but I stuck them on the far side of jupiter so that they could be seen so it looks as if they are closer (to Jupiter) than they really are. Video creation methodI created an Earth Moon system in 3dsmax, with accurate sizes and accurate orbital distances.
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MichaelLNASA has a plan to retrieve an asteroid and drag it back to earth. I vote we go get Saturn instead...
xxovercastxxMy suspicion is that the foreground would need drastic changes for this to be realistic. If Jupiter were a mere 240,000 miles away, I'm pretty sure its gravity would be wrecking shit here on Earth.
deathcowObviously not scientifically accurate but still cool that this comparison actually showed what our own Moon looks like from this vantage. The last didn't, so was useless.
Of course with the last four targets, it would have been more accurately shown to have US orbiting them.
My suspicion is that the foreground would need drastic changes for this to be realistic. If Jupiter were a mere 240,000 miles away, I'm pretty sure its gravity would be wrecking shit here on Earth.
brycewi19And yet everyone just keeps on driving along without a care as if planets are not just interchanging themselves for one another.
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And yet everyone just keeps on driving along without a care as if planets are not just interchanging themselves for one another.
dingens*related=http://videosift.com/video/Huge-planets-filling-the-night-sky-We-are-dooooooooomed
siftbotHuge planets filling the night sky! We are dooooooooomed!! has been added as a related post - related requested by dingens.
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My suspicion is that the foreground would need drastic changes for this to be realistic. If Jupiter were a mere 240,000 miles away, I'm pretty sure its gravity would be wrecking shit here on Earth.
xxovercastxxIt's just an observation. No need to be a dick about it.
STOP PRESS: Unrealistic Video In "Not Very Realistic" Shock.
FlowersInHisHairI was joking. FlowersInHisHair in "is a dick" scandal
It's just an observation. No need to be a dick about it.
xxovercastxxFair enough. Dickishness did seem out of character for you. I was surprised.
I was joking. FlowersInHisHair in "is a dick" scandal
FlowersInHisHairLet's hug it out.
Fair enough. Dickishness did seem out of character for you. I was surprised.
deathcowyeah like you'll be hugging as Jupiter tears our atmosphere apart
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