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» The Nine Planets

- Overview, sections dedicated to each planet and the smaller bodies - with data, information and some pictures - glossary and appendices.

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

» Views of the Solar System

- Multimedia tour with statistical data, detailed information, pictures and videos. Also includes educational resources.

» Astromaterials Curation - Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/

» Astronomy 161: The Solar System - Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.

http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/solarsystem.html

» Astronomy Today - Solar System - Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/

» 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)

» Computing Planetary Positions - A detailed online tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas.

http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000

» Endless Boundaries - Information on the Sun, planets and moons.

» 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.

http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html

» Free Software for Planetary Science - Image processing browers for Mariner 6, 7, 9, 10, Venera 15/16, and Viking Orbiter.

» Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.

http://www.geo.brown.edu/BrownNASADataCenter/Home.htm

» Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center - Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the data at the facility (no images are online).

http://www.novacelestia.com/space_art_solar_system.html

» Nova Celestia - Provides overview and original illustrations of elements.

» 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.

http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html

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

http://homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/

» A Planet Pursuit - Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.

» Planetary Cartography and Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman - Planetary maps and graphics of Mars, the Moon and Venus.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html

» Planetary Fact Sheet - Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.

» Planetary Science Institute - Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.

http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/groups/our_solar_system/

» The Planetary Society: Our Solar System - Concise information about all planets, comets and asteroids.

http://www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm

» Rotation of Sun and Planets - The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.

» SkyScopes - Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.

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

» The Solar Space Station - Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.

» The Solar System - History of and basic facts about major solar system bodies.

» Solar System Dynamics - Web-based resources accompanying the book Solar System Dynamics, by Carl D. Murray and Stanley F. Dermott.

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

» 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.

» 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.

http://www.geocities.com/eagle_speaks/SolarSim/Appframe.html

» Solar System Simulator - Shows the position of Venus, Earth and Mars at any date from 1900-2100.

» 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.

» 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.

» Welcome to the Planets - Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.

» 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.