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You have probably seen a model of the solar system like this
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Well, these are all wrong. See, the distances and sizes of the planets are not correct
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but there is a model that holds the true scale of the solar system
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It looks like this. It's called the Second Planet Walk and it's nearly a mile long
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Located in Ithaca, New York, this pathway scales the solar system down to one five billionth of its real size
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And every significant component of the system is represented with an obelisk
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These obelisks not only contain information about the planets, but they also have little disks that show the planet's size and scale
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It was built as a tribute to Carl Sagan, one of the greatest astronomers ever and a former professor in Cornell University in Ithaca
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And if you would like to study in this school, which has made history in many ways
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we have a step-by-step tutorial on how to apply to Cornell University as an international student
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Go and check it out and see you in the next one
