August 16, 2006, Prague
An outward journey in the "new" Solar System
August 16, 2006
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An artist conception flyby view of the 12 currently known planets in the solar system, whose status are pending the approval of the proposed IAU resolution.
Starting from the Sun, we fly by Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Charon, then pause to look back at Sun from the vicinity of the most distant planet, 2003 UB313.
Note: The planets are not drawn to scale.
Credit: The International Astronomical Union/Martin Kornmesser
