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- A Guide to the Planets - A few information about the nine planets and some astronomy pictures.
www.planetguide.bravepages.com
- A Planet Pursuit - Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit
- Aniket World - Personal page reporting basic features of the planets and some links.
www.angelfire.com/space/aniketworld
- Astronomy 161: The Solar System - Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect
- BBCi Space: Solar System - 3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer required)
www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/index.shtml
- Endless Boundaries - Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
- Exploring the Planets - 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.edu/ceps/etp
- Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
wwwflag.wr.usgs.gov/USGSFlag/Space/nomen/nomen.html
- Orrery: Solar System Simulator - 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
- Orrery: The Solar System in Action - A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.
www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
- Our Solar System - General information and physical parameters about planets, moons, asteroids and comets. Includes some of the major planetary missions and info on the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
pauldunn.dynip.com/solarsystem
- Our Solar System - Some information and pictures about the bodies of our planetary system.
www.ourss.barrysworld.net/homepreloader.html
- Our Solar System - Basic information and low resolution pictures of the bodies of our planetary system.
www.afamilyquilt.com/brezeeger/space/solarsys
- Planets, Moons and Stars - Created by students for the Think Quest Junior competition, contains elementary information.
library.thinkquest.org/J002809/main.html
- SkyScopes - Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.
www.skyscopes.com
- Solar System Discoveries by JJ Kavelaars - References to minor planets and moons of planets that were discovered by JJ Kavelaars.
pinks.physics.mcmaster.ca
- Solar System Dynamics - Web-based resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.
ssdbook.maths.qmw.ac.uk
- Solar System Dynamics - Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov
- Solar System Simulator - Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from 1900-2100.
www.geocities.com/eagle_speaks/SolarSim/Appframe.html
- Solar System Simulator - 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
- Solar System Tour - Basic features of the Sun and the nine planets.
geocities.com/rollerblader4300/mainsolar.html
- Solar System Worksheets - Math and logic problems, word searches and vocabulary worksheets.
www.edhelper.com/SolarSystem.htm
- Solar Voyager - Features general information, including a look at how each planet's surface might appear to a visiting astronaut. Also includes artistic pictures.
www.solarvoyager.com
- Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System - Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.
stardate.org/resources/ssguide
- The Lunar Database - Basic information about some of the biggest moons.
mysite.freeserve.com/TheLunarDatabase
- The Nine Planets - Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies - with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.
seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets
- The Planets - Multimedia presentation. (Requires plug-in Flash)
www.geocities.com/planets_flash
- The Solar Space Station - Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.
www.solarspace.co.uk
- The Solar System - An elementary guide to our planetary system with pictures and descriptions of all the planets.
www.tgrichards.vispa.com
- The Solar System in Pictures - Quizzes and images about all the bodies of our planetary system.
www.the-solar-system.net
- USGS Astrogeology Research Program - 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
- Virtual Solar System - Images, facts and quizzes about the nine planets. Also includes a scale model.
www.solarsystem.f2s.com
- Welcome to the Planets - Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets
- Windows to the Universe - 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.
windows.arc.nasa.gov
- Views of the Solar System - Comprehensive multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.
www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
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