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EPHEMERIDES SERVER: CALCULATORS - Bureau des Longitudes, France Multimedia Calculators (Text & Images). French/Français & English. "This server allows the real time calculation of the position of solar bodies using the official ephemerides worked out at the Bureau des Longitudes following the recommendations of the IAU (International Astronomical Union)." For more information see Bureau des Longitudes MAPS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA For more information see Space Library or Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) SOLAR SYSTEM LIVE - J. Walker, Fourmilab, Switzerland "Welcome to Solar System Live, the interactive Orrery of the Web. You can view the entire Solar System, or just the inner planets (through the orbit of Mars). Controls allow you to set time and date, viewpoint, observing location, orbital elements to track an asteroid or comet, and a variety of other parameters." For more information see Index Librorum Liberorum SOLAR SYSTEM SIMULATOR - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA For more information see Space Library or Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) VIRTUAL SOLAR SYSTEM - National Geographic "...Your chance to discover the wonders of our solar system in a spectacular 3-D environment. Take a fly-by tour of the sun and each planet in its orbit,..." For more information see National Geographic
PDS PLANETARY IMAGE ATLAS: CLICKABLE MAPS - PDS Imaging Node, USGS Flagstaff & DS Imaging Node, JPL, NASA Multimedia (Text & Images). "...uses existing PDS image products and software known as MapMaker to generate seamless, tailor-made image maps of a variety of planetary bodies. You will be able to specify the latitude and longitude limits of your map, plus scale and map projection." PLANETARY PHOTOJOURNAL - A collaboration between NASA's Planetary Data System Imaging Node, the Solar System Visualization Project,and JPL's Media Relations Office "The system database is currently populated with 1,000's of images; more are being added every day." PLANETARY SCIENCES - National Space Science Center (NSSDC) NASA Multimedia Databases (Text & Images). "The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) is the deep archive for NASA planetary and lunar data in digital, document, and photographic formats. NSSDC is responsible for the distribution of planetary images and other data to scientists, educators, and the general public." For more information see National Space Science Center (NSSDC) WELCOME TO THE PLANETS - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL); California Institute of Technology & NASA "This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program." For more information see JPL
THE NINE PLANETS - Bill Arnett Multimedia Course (Text, Images & Movies). "The Nine Planets is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information."
The Nine Planets Mirror Site - Maintined by: J. Palfreyman, State Library of Tasmania; Hobart, Tasmania The Nine Planets Mirror Site - Maintined by: Y. Koyama, Kashima Space Research Center; Japan The Nine Planets Mirror Site - Maintined by: A.V. Lukyanov, NETIS Laboratory; Yaroslavl, Russia |
ASTEROID SHAPES AND SPIN STATES - S. Hudson, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University Multimedia Tutorials (Text & Images). includes Earth-Crossing Asteroids. For more information see School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University ASTEROIDS - National Space Science Center (NSSDC) NASA Multimedia Databases (Text & Images). For more information see Planetary Sciences or the National Space Science Center (NSSDC)
COMETS - COMETOGRAPHY - G.W. Kronk (cometography.com), Washington University, St. Louis, Mo Multimedia Tutorials & Databases (Text & Images). COMET OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology, NASA Multimedia (Text, Images & Movies). For more information see JPL COMET OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS (ENGLISH) - M. Meyer & A. Kammerer, Vereinigung der Sternfredunde e.V., Fachgruppe Kometen, Technischen Universität Clausthal, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) Multimedia (Text, Images & Movies). For more information see Willkommen auf der Homepage der VdS-Fachgruppe Kometen! (in German/Deutsch) COMETS - National Space Science Center (NSSDC) NASA Multimedia Databases (Text, Images & Movies). For more information see Planetary Sciences or the National Space Science Center (NSSDC) |
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NASA'S SPECTROSCOPY SUBNODE - Planetary Geology Group, Brown University, JPL & NASA Multimedia Databases (Text, Images & Movies). "...organizes and disseminates spectroscopic data to and from the science community. " For more information see NASA's Planetary Data System |
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