Wikipedia:Picture of the day/October 28, 2006

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Picture of the day

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Composite photo of the Sun and Earth, showing the difference in size between the two astronomical objects. Although the Sun is an average-sized star, it is so large that its volume is equivalent to 1.3 million Earths and it contains approximately 99% of the total mass of the Solar System.

Image credit: Brian0918, from NASA photos

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