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{{Title text: This isn't an informational illustration; this is a thing I think we should do. First, we'll need a gigantic spool of thread. Next, we'll need some kind of ... hmm, time to head to Seattle.}}
Space
Without the space
The solar system's solid surfaces stitched together
(excluding dust and small rocks)
((Map showing each solid planet and planetoid surface area to scale))
IO
Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Vesta
Ceres
Asteroids (1km+)
Tethys
Dione
Iapetus
Enceladus
All human skin
Rhea
Titan
Asteroids (100m+)
Oberon
Miranda
Ariel
Titania
Umbriel
Mercury
The moon
Various small moons, comets, etc
Mars
Makemake
Haumea
Eris
Charon
Pluto
Venus
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