An animated view of the Solar System from above: the Sun at the centre with Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune on their orbits. Relative orbital speeds are true to life — the inner planets race, the outer ones crawl — while sizes and distances are compressed to fit the frame.

Our solar system

Earth’s orbit around the Sun

Relative orbital speeds are true to life — inner planets race, outer ones crawl. Sizes & distances are compressed to fit the frame.

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