What If All the Planets Doubled in Size?

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Some of the planets in our Solar System are gigantic. But what if they got even bigger? Let’s go up the planetary size chart and see what kind of chaos doubling the size of every planet would make. What would it be like to live on a super-Earth? How big would Jupiter need to get to become a star? And would Pluto finally regain its planetary status?

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00:00 What If All the Planets Doubled in Size?
01:22 Thanks Established Titles!
02:27 Mercury
03:06 Venus
03:47 Earth
04:45 Mars
05:29 Jupiter
06:59 Saturn
07:34 Uranus
08:07 Neptune
08:37 Pluto

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