Introduction

Summary

Relative orbits for the planets of the solar system are shown. Their proportions are respected (except for the Sun) but not the scale ratio ! Pluto's orbit is elliptical and out of the ecliptic plane.

Goals

• To get an overview of the solar system and its main characteristics.
• To distinguish planets from dwarf planets.

Features

Click and drag the whole scene to center the region you want.
Click on or to zoom in/out.
 Roll over the celestial bodies to display their astronomical data.

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Tags

mercury venus earth mars jupiter asteroid saturn uranus neptune sun pluto orbit period ring solar-system astronomy revolution