The Scale of the TRAPPIST Planetary System Compared to the Solar System

The Scale of the TRAPPIST Planetary System Compared to the Solar System

This is a representation of the scale of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as it relates to the scale of the Solar System. All seven TRAPPIST-1 planets orbit substantially closer to their parent star than Mercury does to the Sun.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Author:
Scott MacNeill
Entry Date:
Jan 26, 2018
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