Earth with exaggerated topography scaled one in sixty million

Model Overview & Print Notes

Summary These models were made using MATLAB R2016a with a topographical map of the Earth, including the seafloor. Like other models made by this way, the total relief is exaggerated, because proportional relief would make the terrain features too small to be noticed. Most of the coast lines are diffuse or not visible, because the continental shelf has not so different height than the coast. I've uploaded this model in 3 scales: one in sixty million , to compare with the biggest moons in the solar system; one in 120 million , to compare with terrestrial planets; and one in 250 million to compare with bigger objects like exoplanets , in this scale Neptune and Uranus are nearly 20cm in diameter. The file's names explained: name_1_x_10_y.stl is 1 : x * 10 y . So _1_6_10_7 is 1:60000000 or one in 60 million. Earth Earth is the only astronomical object known to be inhabited by any kind of life; the biggest terrestrial object in the Solar System; and the only one where water can be liquid in its surface. It also has the third most dense and massive atmosphere of a terrestrial body, after Titan and Venus . It has the biggest satellite, the Moon , compared to the mass and size of its parent body, of any planet. It is the only object with current tectonic activity . Many other planets and moons show signs of ancient activity, especially icy bodies. This is possible because most of the Earth's surface (70.8%) is covered by water, that reduce the viscosity of the crust, allowing the movement of the tectonic plates. This plates are moving constantly changing the position and distance of the continents. The Earth has also 5 pseudo satellites, one trojan asteroid in the L4 point, and its orbit is crossed by many Near Earth Asteroids . Type: Planet. Orbit: Sun. Orbital period: 365.256 d Rotational period: 23h 56m 4.100s Composition: Rocky. Differentiated interior. N 2 based atmosphere. Density: 5.514 g/cm 3 . Dimensions: 12756.2 km x 12713.6 km Model scale: 1:6x10 7 (21cm) 1:1.2x10 8 (10cm) 1:2.5x10 8 (5cm) References Topography. From NASA 2019. Bathymetry. From NASA 2019. Surf to STL function for MATLAB Other astronomical objects Object Scale [1: x ] K = 10 3 (thousand) M = 10 6 (million) G = 10 9 (billion) Image Inner Solar System Mercury 20M , 60M , 120M Venus 60M , 120M , 250M Earth 60M , 120M , 250M Luna 10M , 20M , 60M Mars 20M , 60M , 120M Phobos and Deimos 200K , 500K Man-made Salyut 7 40, 48, 80 , 160 Near Earth Asteroids Moshup and Squannit 8K , 20K , 40K Ra-Shalom 20K , 40K YORP 1K , 3K Castalia 8K , 20K , 40K Bacchus 8K , 20K Bennu 3K , 8K Ryugu 3K , 8K , 20K Geographos 40K , 80K Phaethon 40K , 80K Itokawa 3K , 8K Eros 80K , 200K , 500K Nereus 3K , 8K Didymos and Dimorphos 8K , 20K Mithra 20K , 40K Golevka 8K Toutatis 40K , 80K Main Asteroid Belt Gaspra 200K Annefrank 40K , 80K Braille 20K , 40K Vesta 2M , 4M , 10M Šteins 40K , 80K , 200K Iris 2M , 4M Hebe 1M , 2M , 4M Lutetia 500K , 1M , 2M Julia 1M , 2M , 4M Mathilde 500K , 1M Juno 2M , 4M Ceres 4M , 10M Pallas 4M , 10M Kleopatra 2M , 4M Ida 500K , 1M Psyche 2M , 4M Interamnia 2M , 4M Elektra 1M , 2M , 4M Hygiea 2M , 4M , 10M Antiope 1M , 2M Jovian System Jupiter 500M , 1G Amalthea 2M , 4M Thebe 1M , 2M Io 20M , 60M Europa 20M , 60M Ganymede 60M , 120M Callisto 60M , 120M Saturn System Saturn 500M , 1G Pan, Daphnis and Atlas 80K , 200K , 500K , 1M Prometheus and Pandora 1M , 2M Janus and Epimetheus 2M , 4M Mimas 2M , 4M , 10M Methone, Anthe and Pallene 40K , 80K Enceladus 4M , 10M Tethys 4M , 10M , 20M Telesto and Calypso 200K , 500K Dione 4M , 10M , 20M Helene 500K , 1M Rhea 10M , 20M Titan 60M , 120M Hyperion 2M , 4M Iapetus 10M , 20M Phoebe 1M , 2M , 4M Uranian System Uranus 250M , 500M , 1G Puck 1M , 2M , 4M Miranda 4M , 10M Ariel 10M , 20M Umbriel 10M , 20M Titania 10M , 20M Oberon 10M , 20M Neptunian System Neptune 250M , 500M , 1G Larissa 2M , 4M Proteus 2M , 4M , 10M Triton 20M Comets Tempel 1 40K , 80K , 200K Wild 2 40K , 80K Churyumov-Gerasimenko 20K , 40K , 80K Hartley 2 20K , 40K , 80K Borrelly 40K , 80K , 200K Halley 80K , 200K Centaurs and TNOs Hidalgo 500K , 1M Chariklo 2M , 4M Pluto and Charon 10M , 20M Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra 500K , 1M Haumea, Namaka and Hiʻiaka 10M , 20M Arrokoth 200K , 500K , 1M Largest TNOs and their moons 10M , 20M Extrasolar Exoplanets 120M , 250M , 500M Nearest white dwarfs 120M , 250M HD 189733 b 1G Pulsars 200K , 500K Cygnus X-1 accretion disk 10M , 20M Homunculus Nebula 2*10 16 , 4*10 16 , 1.2*10 17 M87* photon ring 1.5*10 14 Sky maps Heliosphere 7.5*10 13 , 1.5*10 14 Constellations - CMBR 2*10 28 Ancient Earth (540 Mya to 20 Mya) 60M , 120M , 250M Luna (4 Gya) 20M , 60M Speculative Planet Nine 250M , 500M Cube planet 60M , 120M , 250M Science Fiction Ghroth 4M , 10M Arda 60M , 120M Life Foundation rocket 160 , 200, 350 , 500 B612 10, 20, 32, 40 Mesklin 500M , 1G Arrakis 60M , 120M Borg cube 8K , 20K , 40K Pern 60M , 120M Europa Monolith 200K , 500K Leonora Christine 500 , 600, 1K , 3K Rama 80K , 200K , 500K Tatooine 60M , 120M Death Star 500K , 1M , 2M Starkiller Base 2M , 4M , 10M Z-95 40, 80 , 160 , 200 Eternia 60M , 120M Rocheworld 20M , 60M Visitors mothership 20K , 40K Wheel of Time Earth 60M , 120M , 250M Nirn, Secunda and Masser 20M , 60M , 120M ID mothership 2M , 4M , 10M ID troop transporter 200, 350 , 500 , 600, 1K Heptapod spaceship 1K , 3K , 8K Gaijin flowership 3K Red Moon 60M , 120M Halo Array 4M , 10M , 20M , 60M Gem Homeworld 120M , 250M , 500M Citadel of Ricks 200K The Skeld 40, 80 , 160 , 200, 350 , 500 , 1K Centaurworld 60M , 120M , 250M Jean Jacket 350 , 500 , 600, 1K Misc Mars (1962 reconstruction) 60M , 120M Flat Earth 250M Expanding Earth 60M , 120M Spaceship of Ezekiel 80 , 160