This is a scaled model of the Arda, the planet where it takes place the universe of J. R. R. Tolkien, that is, the place of
The Lord of the Rings and
The Hobbit. I've made the topography by myselft, since I couldn't find a complete topographic map of the planet. I didn't use any information from the books, I've based this work on a few maps and a couple of descriptions. Some clues of the topography were the differences between global maps, from different eras. They seems to be different sea levels, which helps to guess some of the terrain. The First Age map looks like if it was during an ice age, with lower sea level; while the Second Age look more warm, the Helcar sea is almost dried. I took the artistic license to invent and guess a lot of details, so don't take this as cannon, nor even as an exact representation. In the Tolkien's universe timeline it is implied that the world was at first flat, a sort of
Flat Earth, but was later "spherized" at some time. I preffer to see it as a normal planet in order to compare with other science fiction planets. Tolkien itself said that his Middle-Earth could be taken as an "alternative past" of our reality. The continents of Arda are obviously representation of real
Earth ones. Middle-Earth is analogous to Europe, Hither Lands to Africa, Aman to the Americas, Ekkaia to the Pacific ocean and the Dark Land is something between Australia and Antarctica.
The size of Arda
The size of the planet was a little troubling to guess at first, but latter I found that the Middle-Earth was supposed to be around 2000km across. Using this constrain the total diameter of Arda is about 5400km, a little bigger than
Titan,
Ganymede or
Mercury. If its density is similar to that of the last one, its surface gravity acceleration (g) must be nearly 3.7 m/s
2, 38% of the
Earth's gravity.
References
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Other astronomical objects
Object | Scale [1:x] K = 103 (thousand)
M = 106 (million)
G = 109 (billion) | Image |
Inner Solar System |
| Mercury | 20M, 60M, 120M |  |
| Venus | 60M, 120M, 250M |  |
| Earth | 60M, 120M, 250M |  |
| Luna | 10M, 20M, 60M |  |
| Mars | 20M, 60M, 120M |  |
| Phobos and Deimos | 200K, 500K |  |
Man-made |
| Salyut 7 | 40, 48, 80, 160 |  |
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| Moshup and Squannit | 8K, 20K, 40K |  |
| Ra-Shalom | 20K, 40K |  |
| Castalia | 8K, 20K, 40K |  |
| Bacchus | 8K, 20K |  |
| Bennu | 3K, 8K |  |
| Ryugu | 3K, 8K, 20K |  |
| Geographos | 40K, 80K |  |
| Phaethon | 40K, 80K |  |
| Itokawa | 3K, 8K |  |
| Eros | 80K, 200K, 500K |  |
| Nereus | 3K, 8K |  |
| Didymos and Dimorphos | 8K, 20K |  |
| Mithra | 20K, 40K |  |
| Golevka | 8K |  |
| Toutatis | 40K, 80K |  |
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| Gaspra | 200K |  |
| Annefrank | 40K, 80K |  |
| Braille | 20K, 40K |  |
| Vesta | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| Šteins | 40K, 80K, 200K |  |
| Iris | 2M, 4M |  |
| Hebe | 1M, 2M, 4M |  |
| Lutetia | 500K, 1M, 2M |  |
| Julia | 1M, 2M, 4M |  |
| Mathilde | 500K, 1M |  |
| Juno | 2M, 4M |  |
| Ceres | 4M, 10M |  |
| Pallas | 4M, 10M |  |
| Kleopatra | 2M, 4M |  |
| Ida | 500K, 1M |  |
| Psyche | 2M, 4M |  |
| Interamnia | 2M, 4M |  |
| Hygiea | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| Antiope | 1M, 2M |  |
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| Jupiter | 500M, 1G |  |
| Amalthea | 2M, 4M |  |
| Thebe | 1M, 2M |  |
| Io | 20M, 60M |  |
| Europa | 20M, 60M |  |
| Ganymede | 60M, 120M |  |
| Callisto | 60M, 120M |  |
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| Saturn | 500M, 1G |  |
| Pan, Daphnis and Atlas | 80K, 200K, 500K, 1M |  |
| Prometheus and Pandora | 1M, 2M |  |
| Janus and Epimetheus | 2M, 4M |  |
| Mimas | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| Methone, Anthe and Pallene | 40K, 80K |  |
| Enceladus | 4M, 10M |  |
| Tethys | 4M, 10M, 20M |  |
| Telesto and Calypso | 200K, 500K |  |
| Dione | 4M, 10M, 20M |  |
| Helene | 500K, 1M |  |
| Rhea | 10M, 20M |  |
| Titan | 60M, 120M |  |
| Hyperion | 2M, 4M |  |
| Iapetus | 10M, 20M |  |
| Phoebe | 1M, 2M, 4M |  |
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| Uranus | 250M, 500M, 1G |  |
| Puck | 1M, 2M, 4M |  |
| Miranda | 4M, 10M |  |
| Ariel | 10M, 20M |  |
| Umbriel | 10M, 20M |  |
| Titania | 10M, 20M |  |
| Oberon | 10M, 20M |  |
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| Neptune | 250M, 500M, 1G |  |
| Larissa | 2M, 4M |  |
| Proteus | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| Triton | 20M |  |
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| Tempel 1 | 40K, 80K, 200K |  |
| Wild 2 | 40K, 80K |  |
| Churyumov-Gerasimenko | 20K, 40K, 80K |  |
| Hartley 2 | 20K, 40K, 80K |  |
| Borrelly | 40K, 80K, 200K |  |
| Halley | 80K, 200K |  |
Centaurs and TNOs |
| Hidalgo | 500K, 1M |  |
| Chariklo | 2M, 4M |  |
| Pluto and Charon | 10M, 20M |  |
| Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra | 500K, 1M |  |
| Haumea, Namaka and Hiʻiaka | 10M, 20M |  |
| Arrokoth | 200K, 500K, 1M |  |
| Largest TNOs and their moons | 10M, 20M |  |
Extrasolar |
| Exoplanets | 120M, 250M, 500M |  |
| Nearest white dwarfs | 120M, 250M |  |
| HD 189733 b | 1G |  |
| Pulsars | 200K, 500K |  |
| Cygnus X-1 accretion disk | 10M, 20M |  |
| M87* photon ring | 1.5*1014 |  |
Sky maps |
| Heliosphere | 7.5*1013, 1.5*1014 |  |
| Constellations | - |  |
| CMBR | 2*1028 |  |
Ancient |
| Earth (540 Mya to 20 Mya) | 60M, 120M, 250M |  |
| Luna (4 Gya) | 20M, 60M |  |
Speculative |
| Planet Nine | 250M, 500M |  |
| Cube planet | 60M, 120M, 250M |  |
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| Ghroth | 4M, 10M |  |
| Arda | 60M, 120M |  |
| B612 | 10, 20, 32, 40 |  |
| Mesklin | 500M, 1G |  |
| Arrakis | 60M, 120M |  |
| Borg cube | 8K, 20K, 40K |  |
| Pern | 60M, 120M |  |
| Europa Monolith | 200K, 500K |  |
| Leonora Christine | 500, 600, 1K, 3K |  |
| Rama | 80K, 200K, 500K |  |
| Death Star | 500K, 1M, 2M |  |
| Starkiller Base | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| Eternia | 60M, 120M |  |
| Visitors mothership | 20K, 40K |  |
| Wheel of Time Earth | 60M, 120M, 250M |  |
| Nirn, Secunda and Masser | 20M, 60M, 120M |  |
| ID mothership | 2M, 4M, 10M |  |
| ID troop transporter | 200, 350, 500, 1K |  |
| Heptapod spaceship | 1K, 3K, 8K |  |
| Gaijin flowership | 3K |  |
| Red Moon | 60M, 120M |  |
| Halo Array | 4M, 10M, 20M, 60M |  |
| Gem Homeworld | 120M, 250M, 500M |  |
| Citadel of Ricks | 200K |  |
| The Skeld | 40, 80, 160, 350, 500 |  |
Misc |
| Mars (1962 reconstruction) | 60M, 120M |  |
| Flat Earth | 250M |  |
| Expanding Earth | 60M, 120M |  |
| Spaceship of Ezekiel | 80, 160 |  |
