A student creates a scale model of the planets in the solar system. How should the size of Jupiter compare to Mercury if the scale is accurate?

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If the student creates a scale model of the planets in the solar system, the size of Jupiter should be larger than that of Mercury. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of about 143,000 kilometers. On the other hand, Mercury is the smallest planet with a diameter of about 4,879 kilometers. Therefore, to maintain an accurate scale, the student would need to make Jupiter significantly larger than Mercury in the scale model.
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