{"id":52,"date":"2014-12-07T10:19:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2023-09-29T16:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:04:12","slug":"sweden-solar-system-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/en\/sweden-solar-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sweden Solar System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Sweden Solar System (SSS) is the world&#8217;s largest model of our planetary system. The Sun is represented by the Globe in Stockholm, the largest spherical building in the world, and the planets are lined up in direction north from here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Distances and sizes are scaled according to 1:20 million, and the inner planets are all in the Stockholm area. The outer planets follow in the same direction with for instance Neptune in S\u00f6derhamn and the dwarf planet Pluto in Delsbo, 300 km from the Globe. A number of minor planets and comets also populate SSS, which now extends from the very south to the very north of Sweden. There is a host institution for each model. SSS is a pedagogical instrument and conveys a direct feeling of the enormous distances in space, and how small the planets are compared to the Sun. Art, mythology and science merge in this project, and SSS connects to different places and activities in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Each model in Swedish Solar System is owned and maintained by its owners. The System is coordinated by the <a href=\"http:\/\/astronomiska.se\">Swedish Astronomical Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-980x981.png 980w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/logo-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<h3>Models<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Solen\">The Sun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Merkurius\">Mercury<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Venus\">Venus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Jorden\">Earth\/Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Mars\">Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Jupiter\">Jupiter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Saturnus\">Saturn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Uranus\">Uranus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Neptunus\">Neptune<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Pluto\">Pluto\/Charon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Eros\">Asteroid Eros<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Saltis\">Asteroid Saltis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Vesta\">Asteroid Vesta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5025PL\">Asteroid 5025 PL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Haumea\">Transneptunian Haumea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Quaoar\">Transneptunian Quaoar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Ixion\">Transneptunian Ixion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Makemake\">Transneptunian Makemake<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Oumuamua\">Object &#8216;Oumuamua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#OR10\">Transneptunian Gonggong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Eris\">Transneptunian Eris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Sedna\">Transneptunian Sedna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Halleys\">Halley&#8217;s comet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SwiftTuttle\">Swift-Tuttle&#8217;s comet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Terminalchocken\">The Termination Shock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Sun<a name=\"Solen\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><small>Globen, Stockholm<\/small><\/em><br \/><small>Diameter: 71 m (solar disk) + the corona (the Sun&#8217;s outer atmosphere)<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_90\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solen.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solen.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Ludvig Ehrenstr\u00e5hle\" width=\"505\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solen.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/solen-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Ludvig Ehrenstr\u00e5hle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aviici Arena, &#8220;the Globe&#8221;,\u00a0 in Stockholm is the largest spherical building in the world, and it represents the Sun in the SSS. This picture shows the Globe lit by an animation, which included a sequence showing flares on the solar surface, during the inauguration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mercury<a name=\"Merkurius\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Stockholms stadsmuseum, Slussen<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 25 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 2,9 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"image-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/merkurius.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/merkurius.jpg\" alt=\"Bild: Annah Wirg\u00e9n\" width=\"205\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/merkurius.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/merkurius-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/merkurius.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/IMG_3909-e1557673235676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">Images: Annah Wirg\u00e9n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elisabeth Brenning<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">The model of Mercury is heated to symbolize its closeness to the Sun. Craters are depicted, and on the support structure various symbols are seen, like for the orbital drift in accordance with Einstein&#8217;s theory of relativity. The right image shows its present location.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Venus<a name=\"Venus\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>House of Science, AlbaNova University Centre<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Diameter: 62 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 5,5 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TanjaVenus-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"tanjavenus\" width=\"496\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TanjaVenus-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TanjaVenus-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TanjaVenus-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TanjaVenus-3-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: Tanja Nymark<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\">A new model of Venus was inaugurated on May 9, 2016 in the park outside the House of Science (Vetenskapens Hus), AlbaNova University Centre, Stockholm. The model is sculpted by Peter Varhelyi, and on five plates surrounding the model are schematic descriptions of: Venus in the sky as morningstar, Venus in its orbit, Venus&#8217; phases, the greenhouse effect on Venus, and names of the goddess of love from different cultures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\">The Observatory museum in Stockholm is closed, and its Venus model has been moved to the upper floor in Vetenskapens Hus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Earth\/Moon<a name=\"Jorden\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Cosmonova, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 65 cm \/ 18 cm (20 m apart)<br \/>Distance from Globen: 7,6 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/jorden-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/macc8ane-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The models of our planet Earth and the Moon are located outside the entrance of the space theatre Cosmonova at the Natural History Museum (in the ticket hall). The model of the Moon is made by Peter Varheyi and is situated on a pillar 20 m away from the model of the Earth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mars<a name=\"Mars\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>M\u00f6rby centrum<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 35 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 11,6 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mars1-e1515093812484-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mars1-e1515093812484-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mars1-e1515093812484-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mars1-e1515093812484-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mars1-e1515093812484-1080x1620.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mars is connected to a plate in steel symbolizing the Earth. Chemical symbols for common compounds on Mars can be found on the sphere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>__________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Jupiter<a name=\"Jupiter\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Hotel Clarion, Arlanda Airport<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 7,1 m<br \/>Distance from Globen: 40 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ringengg-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"299\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em><small>J<\/small><\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"details-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/skylt-3-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><small>Jupiter, a brilliant ring (diameter 7,1 m), Below A big sign with facts about <\/small><\/em><em><small>Jupiter and SSS (Image: Peter Ros\u00e9n)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jupiter was for many years represented by an arrangement of flowers outside Sky City at Arlanda Airport. In may 2019 a new model was inaugurated in Hotel Clarion connected to Sky City. The model is in the form of a shining ring over the entrance to a conference centre. In addition, the four large Galilean moons are featured along the corridor leading to the hotel reception. In this new design there is plentiful of information about the planet and its environment. Sponsor: Storebrand S\/P. Design: Strategisk Arkitektur and collaborators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Saturn<a name=\"Saturnus\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><small>Uppsala<\/small><\/em><br \/><small>Diameter: 6,1 m<\/small><br \/><small>Distance from Globen: 73 km<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_93\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/titan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/titan.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Bengt Oberger\" width=\"465\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/titan.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/titan-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Bengt Oberger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The plans to create a nice model of Saturn are advancing. In 2010 an artistic model of the moon Titan was inaugurated in central Uppsala at the Celsius House, where the 18th century astronomer Anders Celsius worked. In addition, several Saturn moons have been given form by pupils in school classes in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The model is currently not on display.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Uranus<a name=\"Uranus\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><small>L\u00f6vstabruk<\/small><\/em><br \/><small>Diameter: 2,6 m<\/small><br \/><small>Distance from Globen: 146 km<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_94\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/uranus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-94\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/uranus.png\" alt=\"Image: Hans M\u00fchlen\" width=\"465\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/uranus.png 465w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/uranus-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-94\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Hans M\u00fchlen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A symbolic and playful outdoor model of Uranus was inaugurated in Oct 2012 (see picture) in L\u00f6vstabruk south of G\u00e4vle. The model was built in steel by Forsmark Mechanical Workshop at the Forsmark nuclear plant located close to L\u00f6vstabruk, and where the element Uranium plays an important role. The unusual tilt of Uranus\u2019 axis is marked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Neptune<a name=\"Neptunus\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em><small>S\u00f6derhamn<br \/><\/small><\/em>Diameter: 2,5 m<br \/>Distance from Globen: 229 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_86\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/neptunus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/neptunus.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Paul Schlyter\" width=\"505\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/neptunus.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/neptunus-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Paul Schlyter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neptune, symbolizing the god of the water and the sea, is located in the central park of S\u00f6derhamn, a coast town with long traditions of fishing and sailing. The model is lit from inside by blue light in the night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Pluto<a name=\"Pluto\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Delsbo<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 12 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 300 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_87\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pluto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pluto.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Paul Schlyter\" width=\"505\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pluto.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/pluto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Paul Schlyter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pluto and Charon are supported by two tomb-like pillars reminding of the mythological meaning of Pluto (Hades), the god of the underworld. One can also be reminded of the meteorite impact that took place here 90 million years ago, when all life became extinct over a large area, and from which the Dellen lake system formed.<\/p>\n<p>Pluto is not classified as a planet anymore. It is a dwarf planet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Asteroid Eros<a name=\"Eros\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>M\u00f6rbyskolan, Danderyd<\/em><br \/>Diameter:\u00a02,0 mm x 0,7 mm x 0,7 mm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 11 km<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eros.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eros.jpg\" alt=\"eros\" width=\"165\" height=\"77\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>Eros, the god of love, was inaugurated on a Valentine&#8217;s day during a close encounter by a NASA space probe. The model, only 1.5 mm in size, was designed and exhibited as a school project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u00a0Asteroid Saltis<a name=\"Saltis\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Kunskapsskolan, Saltsj\u00f6baden<\/em><br \/>Diameter: less than 1 mm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 17 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_88\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/saltis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/saltis.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Bengt Oberger\" width=\"465\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/saltis.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/saltis-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Bengt Oberger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">A sculpture of an asteroid discovered by A. Brandeker in 2000 with a telescope at the Stockholm Observatory, now \u201dKunskapsskolan\u201d, was unveiled in 2010. The object was named &#8220;Saltis&#8221;, after the nickname of Saltsj\u00f6baden.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u00a0Asteroid Vesta<a name=\"Vesta\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00c5va gymnasium, T\u00e4by<\/em><br \/>Diameter: oval, ca 3 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 17 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta4-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta4-1080x1620.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Picture from the inauguration of on Sept. 6, 2017, when the initiator \u00c5ke Dahl\u00f6f (teacher at \u00c5va senior high school) put candles into the sculpture (Vesta was the <span class=\"st\">goddess of the hearth in Roman religion<\/span>). To the right Peter Varhelyi, who sculpted Vesta.<\/p>\n<p>Below a sketch of the panels forming the base showing antique symbols for Vesta and the Vesta family, a collection of smaller blocks that were ejected from Vesta after a major impact at the southern pole. The model is oblate, about 3 cm across and with a crater landscape on its surface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta2-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta2-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta2-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta2-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Vesta2-1080x583.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Asteroid 5025 PL<a name=\"5025PL\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Alsike, Knivsta<\/em><br \/>Diameter:\u00a00,2 mm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 60 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-block-right image-half\">\n<div class=\"image-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/5025-pl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/5025-pl.jpg\" alt=\"5025-pl\" width=\"240\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The asteroid Palomar-Leiden 5025 is a small dot on a relief describing SSS and placed in a park in Knivsta with &#8220;cosmic&#8221; sculptures by Eric St\u00e5hl standing in front of the relief.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Haumea<a name=\"Haumea\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Borl\u00e4nge<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 10&#215;7,5&#215;5 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 200 km<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgedit-\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeanacc88ra-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeain-5-166x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeain-5-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeain-5-768x1385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeain-5-568x1024.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeain-5-1080x1948.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgedit-\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/haumeaout-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"161\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Haumea is featured as a shining oval in a deep blue background, where also the the two moons are depicted (Left image taken by Anna-Lena R\u00e5gf\u00e4lts).<\/p>\n<p>The dwarf planet Haumea was discovered in 2003 and got its name from a hawaiian goddess. It is different from many other similar bodies in that it rotates very fast, one turm in 4 hours, which may have caused it elongated form (ellipsoid). Two moons, Hi\u2019laka och Namaka, circles around the planet and the three bodies, featured by Hel\u00e9ne Ecstr\u00f6m, are found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2047.nu\">2047 Science Centre, Borl\u00e4nge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Quaoar<a name=\"Quaoar\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Gislaved<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 6 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 340 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv-300x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv-1080x664.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/QuaoarInv.jpg 1256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit: Robert Cumming<\/p>\n<p>The dwarf planet Quaoar was discovered in 2002 by the american astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown. Quaoar was the creator in the minds of the Tongva people, who lived in the area around\u00a0 Los Angeles (USA). The model of Quaoar, created by Poul J\u00f6rgensen Kastl\u00f6sa Glasbruk, \u00d6land, was inaugurated on November 18, 2017, in Gislaved&#8217;s library (right image). The project was iniiated\u00a0 by Gislaved&#8217;s Astronomical Society Orion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Ixion<a name=\"Ixion\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Technichus, H\u00e4rn\u00f6sand<\/em><br \/>Diameter:\u00a06,5 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 360 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ixion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ixion.jpg\" alt=\"ixion\" width=\"165\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ixion is one of the largest minor planets discovered by a team including Swedish scientists. The model is shown in the science centre Technicus in H\u00e4rn\u00f6sand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Makemake<a name=\"Makemake\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Slottsskogsobservatoriet, Slottsskogen, G\u00f6teborg<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 7 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 400 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Makemake-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"174\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/21687900_10155263556563743_4482551770929373288_n-e1506351903342-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/21687900_10155263556563743_4482551770929373288_n-e1506351903342-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/21687900_10155263556563743_4482551770929373288_n-e1506351903342.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Makemake is named after the God of creation on Easter Island, and is the third largest dwarf planet in our solar system. It is located in Slottsskogen in Gothenburg, not far from the famous\u00a0 Easter Island tree in the Botanic Garden. The model is designed by Katja Lindblom to the right on the right image In connection with the inauguration on September 23, 2017 by\u00a0 J<span class=\"st\">ohn Conway (left), Director of Onsala Space Observatory.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>&#8216;Oumuamua<a name=\"Oumuamua\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Pl\u00f6nninge, Halland<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 0,3 mm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 440 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig-1080x1350.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Oumuamua_orig.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Invign-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Invign-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Invign-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Invign-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Invign-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">To the left a photo (by Halvard Nilsson) showing &#8216;Oumuamua as it looks through the telescope seen on the right image where Charlotte Helin, chairman of the Astronomical Society of Halland, demonstates during the inauguration in 2018.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2019Oumuamua is the Hawaiian name of a stony, elongated interstellar object once formed around a distant star from where it was ejected. On its journey through the Milky Way it happened to cross our solar system. It paid a visit to our neighbourhood in 2017 and is now on its way out again.<\/p>\n<p>A presentation of this unique celestial body was inaugurated in August 2018 in Pl\u00f6nninge, Halland with a model created with the support from the Astronomical Society of Halland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Upp<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Gonggong<a name=\"OR10\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Tycho Brahe-observatoriet, Oxie (Malm\u00f6)<\/em><br \/>Diameter: 7,5 cm<br \/>Distnace from Globen: 500 km<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2007OR10-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gonggong is one of the largest dwarf planets and located in the Kuiper Belt about 80 times further out from the Sun than our Earth. The diameter is about 1500 km and the colour is red. The orbit is strongly eccentric and it takes 500 years to circle the Sun. The model of the dwarf planet and its moon was created by the artist Stefan Agnani and the inauguration took place on Septemeber 23, 2017, when also the discoverer Megan Schwamb participated via skype from Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The model is currently not on display due to vandalism. We hope that it will be back soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Eris<a name=\"Eris\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Curiosum, \u00d6stra Strandgatan 32, Ume\u00e5<\/em><br \/>Diameter:\u00a013 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 510 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_76\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eris.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Paul Schlyter\" width=\"505\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eris.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/eris-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Paul Schlyter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The model of Eris, the goddess of conflict, reflects an ancient story when Eris initiated a big quarrel starting with a controversial inscription on a golden apple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sedna<a name=\"Sedna\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Teknikens hus, Lule\u00e5<\/em><br \/>Distance from Globen: 730 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_89\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sedna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sedna.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Olle Nordberg\" width=\"505\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sedna.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/sedna-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Olle Nordberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The model of the dwarf planet Sedna, created by Antero Koskitalo, was inaugurated in 2005 at the science centre \u201dTeknikens Hus\u201d located in Lule\u00e5 in northern Sweden, not far from the arctic cirle. In arctic mythology, Sedna represented the \u201dgoddess of the frozen sees\u201d from where she supplied the eskimos with seals and whales. Sedna is comparable to Pluto in size, and belongs to a distant swarm of minor planets called the Kuiper Belt<br \/><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Halley&#8217;s comet<a name=\"Halleys\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Balthazar, Sk\u00f6vde<\/em><br \/>Diameter: several depictions<br \/>Distance from Globen: 260 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_79\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Jeanette Sandh\" width=\"465\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Jeanette Sandh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comet Halley was inaugurated at the science centre Balthazar in Sk\u00f6vde on December 2009. Halley is prepresented by three outdoor models inspired by drawings made by school children, and in addition one indoor model formed by laser in a block of glass. At this place the comet is at its largest distance from the Sun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_78\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet-2.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Ivar Inkap\u00f6\u00f6l\" width=\"465\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet-2.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/halleys-komet-2-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Ivar Inkap\u00f6\u00f6l<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Swift-Tuttle&#8217;s comet<a name=\"SwiftTuttle\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Kreativum, Karlshamn<\/em><br \/>Diameter: &lt; 1 cm<br \/>Distance from Globen: 390 km<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/swift-tuttles-komet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/swift-tuttles-komet.jpg\" alt=\"swift-tuttles-komet\" width=\"165\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Swifft-Tuttle has an elongated orbit, and in SSS the comet passes at its largest distance from the Sun (aphelium) at this location in the science centre Kreativum on the Swedish southcoast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The termination shock<a name=\"Terminalchocken\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>Institutet f\u00f6r rymdfysik, Kiruna<\/em><br \/>Diameter: &#8211;<br \/>Distance from Globen: 950 km<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block image-default\">\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/terminalchocken.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/terminalchocken.jpg\" alt=\"terminalchocken\" width=\"505\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/terminalchocken.jpg 505w, https:\/\/www.swedensolarsystem.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/terminalchocken-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-float\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The distant interface between the solar wind and the surrounding galactic gas, the terminal shock, has been manifested in Kiruna. A future sculpture is envisioned to express this phenomenon reminiscent of aurorae frequently seen in northern Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Upp\">Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column] [\/et_pb_row] [\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sweden Solar System (SSS) is the world&#8217;s largest model of our planetary system. The Sun is represented by the Globe in Stockholm, the largest spherical building in the world, and the planets are lined up in direction north from here. Distances and sizes are scaled according to 1:20 million, and the inner planets are 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