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» The Nine Planets Open in a new browser window - Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies - with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.
» Views of the Solar System Open in a new browser window - Comprehensive multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.

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» A Planet Pursuit Open in a new browser window
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.

» Astromaterials Curation Open in a new browser window
Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.

» Astronomy 161: The Solar System Open in a new browser window
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.

» Astronomy Today - Solar System Open in a new browser window
Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.

» BBCi Space: Solar System Open in a new browser window
3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer required)

» Computing Planetary Positions Open in a new browser window
A detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas.

» Endless Boundaries Open in a new browser window
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.

» Exploring the Planets Open in a new browser window
Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a section dedicated to spacecraft.

» Free Software for Planetary Science Open in a new browser window
Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and Viking Orbiter.

» Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Open in a new browser window
Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.

» Meteor Photo Gallery Open in a new browser window
Images of meteors in flight.

» Nova Celestia Open in a new browser window
Provides overview and original illustrations of elements.

» Orrery: Solar System Simulator Open in a new browser window
A Java applet that simulates gravitating masses. Features a working model with motions and sizes of 70 planets and moons to scale.

» Orrery: The Solar System in Action Open in a new browser window
A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.

» Planetary Cartography and Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman Open in a new browser window
Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.

» Planetary Fact Sheet Open in a new browser window
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.

» Planetary Science Institute Open in a new browser window
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.

» Rotation of Sun and Planets Open in a new browser window
The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.

» SkyScopes Open in a new browser window
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.

» Smiley's Planet Open in a new browser window
Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.

» Solar System Dynamics Open in a new browser window
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.

» Solar System Ephemeris Open in a new browser window
Providing ephemeris of a variety of Sun orbiting bodies.

» Solar System Exploration Home Page Open in a new browser window
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.

» Solar System Simulator Open in a new browser window
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.

» Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System Open in a new browser window
Contains an outline of the formation and evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features and exploration.

» The Planetary Society: Our Solar System Open in a new browser window
Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.

» The Solar Space Station Open in a new browser window
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.

» The Solar System Open in a new browser window
History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.

» The Solar System in Pictures Open in a new browser window
Quizzes and images about all the bodies of our planetary system.

» USGS Astrogeology Research Program Open in a new browser window
Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. The site provides information about the group and about the Solar System.

» Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Open in a new browser window
Encyclopedia article about the outermost planets.

» Virtual Solar System Open in a new browser window
Images, facts and quizzes about the nine planets. Also includes a scale model.

» Welcome to the Planets Open in a new browser window
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.

» Windows to the Universe Open in a new browser window
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.



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