FoG cleans up the solar system!

The sun came out for today's work party.

We inspected and cleaned all the polished granite plaques which are part of the Solar System Walk at Lake Sacajawea. It was a gift to the City of Longview from Friends of Galileo in 2001.

The Walk is a scale model of our solar system, representing relative sizes and distances of the sun and planets.

In our model, the sun is 24" across. Pluto is 1/20" and 1.64 miles away. In reality, Pluto is 1,413 miles across and 3.7 billion miles from the sun, which is 864,000 miles in diameter.

As you enjoy Lake Sacajawea, keep an eye out for the sun and planets. The Walk is along the path on the west side of the lake.

You can download a self-guided tour to help you find your way through our solar system.