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A Trip to the Sun

A Trip to the Sun. Step 1: Distance Traveled: 0.0 km Altitude: 0.3 km Location: San Francisco, California. What might this be?. View towards Earth. View towards the Sun. Step 2: Distance Traveled: 100 km Altitude: 1 km Location: Sacramento, California. View towards Earth.

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A Trip to the Sun

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  1. A Trip to the Sun

  2. Step 1: Distance Traveled: 0.0 kmAltitude: 0.3 kmLocation: San Francisco, California What might this be? View towards Earth View towards the Sun

  3. Step 2: Distance Traveled: 100 kmAltitude: 1 kmLocation: Sacramento, California View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  4. Step 3: Distance Traveled: 450 kmAltitude: 15 kmLocation: Walker Lake, Nevada View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  5. Step 4: Distance Traveled: 1,950 kmAltitude: 290 kmLocation: Denver, Colorado View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  6. Step 5: Distance Traveled: 4,000 kmAltitude: 1,200 kmLocation: St. Louis, Missouri View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  7. Step 6: Distance Traveled: 7,000 kmAltitude: 3,155 kmLocation: Cape Cod, Massachusetts View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  8. Step 7: Distance Traveled: 20,000 kmAltitude: 14,000 kmLocation: Atlantic Ocean View towards Earth View towards the Sun Has the view towards the sun changed? What do we see towards Earth?

  9. Step 8: Distance Traveled: 350,000 kmAltitude: 344,000 km What is this? View towards Earth View towards the Sun What is the diameter of Earth? 12,500 miles

  10. Step 9: Distance Traveled: 450,000 kmAltitude: 444,000 km View towards Earth View towards the Sun Why is the moon a crescent in Step 8 but nearly full in Step 9? Why does the moon appear bigger than Earth?

  11. Step 10: Distance Traveled: 60,000,000 kmAltitude: 60,000,000 km sunspots View towards Earth View towards the Sun

  12. Step 11: Distance Traveled: 120,000,000 kmAltitude: 120,000,000 km granulation View towards Earth View towards the Sun

  13. Step 12: Distance Traveled: 140,000,000 kmAltitude: 140,000,000 kmPhenomena: Solar Flare View towards Earth View towards the Sun How do we see the Earth now? What would happen if we flew too close to the sun?

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