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A Java applet that simulates gravitating masses. Features a working model with motions and sizes of 70 planets and moons to scale.
www.cuug.ab.ca/~kmcclary/
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.
www.skyscopes.com/
A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.
www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.
www.solarspace.co.uk/
Multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.
www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Web-based resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.
ssdbook.maths.qmw.ac.uk/
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/
Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from 1900-2100.
www.geocities.com/eagle_speaks/SolarSim/Appframe.html
Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.
stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Quizzes and images about all the bodies of our planetary system.
www.the-solar-system.net/
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.
space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. The site provides information about the group and about the Solar System.
astrogeology.usgs.gov/
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.
www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/solarsystem.html
History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.
www.evula.org/solarsystem
The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.
www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.
www.psi.edu/
Aimed at portraying Earth and Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes information about space weather, global space physics and a real time movie of current solar activity.
www.windows.ucar.edu/
Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and Viking Orbiter.
members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html
Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.
ralphaeschliman.com
Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.
www.d.smiley1.btinternet.co.uk/
Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies - with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.
www.nineplanets.org/
Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a section dedicated to spacecraft.
www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/
Provides overview and original illustrations of elements.
www.novacelestia.com/space_art_solar_system.html
Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.
www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/our_solar_system/
A detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas.
stjarnhimlen.se/comp/ppcomp.html
Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.
curator.jsc.nasa.gov/
Providing ephemeris of a variety of Sun orbiting bodies.
www.arnaudxx.net/
Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the data at the facility (no images are online).
www.geo.brown.edu/BrownNASADataCenter/Home.htm
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