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 Science: Astronomy: Extrasolar Planets - 35 sites
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Solar System - Web Sites
 The Nine Planets 
Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies with data, information and some pictures glossary and appendices.
url: www.nineplanets.org/
Views of the Solar System
Multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.
url: www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Astromaterials Curation
Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.
url: curator.jsc.nasa.gov/
Astronomy 161: The Solar System
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
url: csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/
Astronomy Today - Solar System
Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.
url: www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/solarsystem.html
BBC 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)
url: www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/
Computing Planetary Positions
A detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas.
url: stjarnhimlen.se/comp/ppcomp.html
Endless Boundaries
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
url: 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.
url: www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/
Free Software for Planetary Science
Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and Viking Orbiter.
url: members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
url: planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center
Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the data at the facility (no images are online).
url: www.geo.brown.edu/BrownNASADataCenter/Home.htm
Nova Celestia
Provides overview and original illustrations of elements.
url: www.novacelestia.com/space_art_solar_system.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.
url: 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.
url: www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
A Planet Pursuit
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
url: homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/
Planetary Cartography and Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman
Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.
url: ralphaeschliman.com
Planetary Fact Sheet
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.
url: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Planetary Science Institute
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.
url: www.psi.edu/
The Planetary Society: Our Solar System
Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.
url: www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/our_solar_....
Rotation of Sun and Planets
The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.
url: www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm
SkyScopes
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.
url: www.skyscopes.com/
Smiley's Planet
Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.
url: www.d.smiley1.btinternet.co.uk/
The Solar Space Station
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.
url: www.solarspace.co.uk/
The Solar System
History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.
url: www.evula.org/solarsystem
Solar System Dynamics
Webbased resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.
url: ssdbook.maths.qmw.ac.uk/
Solar System Dynamics
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth closeapproaches, observer tools.
url: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/
Solar System Exploration Home Page
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.
url: solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
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.
url: space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Solar System Simulator
Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from 19002100.
url: www.geocities.com/eagle_speaks/SolarSim/Appframe.h....
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.
url: stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
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.
url: astrogeology.usgs.gov/
Welcome to the Planets
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
url: 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.
url: www.windows.ucar.edu/
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