A Trip to the Sun

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Step 1:Distance Traveled: 0.0 kmAltitude: 0.3 kmLocation: San Francisco, California

What might this be?

Step 2:Distance Traveled: 100 kmAltitude: 1 kmLocation: Sacramento, California

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 3:Distance Traveled: 450 kmAltitude: 15 kmLocation: Walker Lake, Nevada

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 4:Distance Traveled: 1,950 kmAltitude: 290 kmLocation: Denver, Colorado

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 5:Distance Traveled: 4,000 kmAltitude: 1,200 kmLocation: St. Louis, Missouri

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 6:Distance Traveled: 7,000 kmAltitude: 3,155 kmLocation: Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 7:Distance Traveled: 20,000 kmAltitude: 14,000 kmLocation: Atlantic Ocean

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Has the view towards the sun changed?What do we see towards Earth?

Step 8:Distance Traveled: 350,000 kmAltitude: 344,000 km

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What is the diameter of Earth?

What is this?

12,500 miles

Step 9:Distance Traveled: 450,000 kmAltitude: 444,000 km

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Why is the moon a crescent in Step 8 but nearly full in Step 9?

Why does the moon appear bigger than Earth?

Step 10:Distance Traveled: 60,000,000 kmAltitude: 60,000,000 km

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sunspots

Step 11:Distance Traveled: 120,000,000 kmAltitude: 120,000,000 km

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granulation

Step 12:Distance Traveled: 140,000,000 kmAltitude: 140,000,000 kmPhenomena: Solar Flare

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How do we see the Earth now?What would happen if we flew too close to the sun?