GC3CVDG GSS03: Earth - Geolympix Solar System (Multi-cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by Simply Paul with kind help from the National Trust

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Simply Paul: Time for the Earth to be collected... Which took a lot longer than it should as the area had changed a bit and my memory of where the cache was proved less than perfect. But I got there in the end and was glad of the shade on this blowtorch of a day.

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A cache by Simply Paul with kind help from the National Trust Message this owner

Hidden : 3/30/2012

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The Geolympix Solar System Series was inspired by a visit to Zürich in 2010, where I saw a 1:1bn scale solar system. GSS caches are hidden at scale distances from the 'sun'; the golden globe atop West Wycombe church.

Based on a 1:300,000,000 scale, each cache contains a planet to the same scale and is sited at the correct distance from the globe. Thus, if you could see it from the Earth cache, the golden globe would appear to be 1/2 of a degree across, just as the sun appears from the Earth.

To find Earth, first find an ECA - an Earth Crossing Asteroid - these can become a PHO - a Potentially Hazardous Object. In this case, 2005 YU55. It's at the above co-ords and will guide you to Earth. The co-ords also happen to be a good spot for parking on weekends and Bank Holidays.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[ECA. Formerly written on an actual rock] Anab. Gbjre. [Earth] Fznyy oebja phor. Va vil ba n fznyy gehax, arkg gb n ovttre gehax, qbjauvyy sebz na rireterra ng n enxvfu natyr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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