Data from the New Horizons mission have revised Pluto’s diameter to just 2370 kilometers across. That’s smaller than the moons Triton, Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa, and Titan, not to mention Earth’s own satellite. In more immediately relatable terms: Here’s what it would look like if someone plopped Pluto onto Australia.
This striking scale render was created by one David Murray and comes to us by way of his friend, Nathan Lee:
Pluto's diameter is 2,370km.
Sydney to Perth is 3,274km.
Adelaide to Darwin is 2,620km.
Australia has beer though!https://t.co/ffA8cRZQra— Nathan Lee (@NathanLee) July 22, 2015
Please leave your jokes about Australia being only slightly more hospitable than Pluto in the comments section, below.
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