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3-D Tour of the Solar System: Three-dimensional images of the nine planets, their satellites, asteroids, and the Sun that can be found on the 3-D Tour CD-ROM. Most of these stereo views were created from photos and images returned by NASA astronauts and unmanned space probes.
Author: NASA
Subjects: planetary guides, sun
DeweyClass: 523.2
Resource type: images
Galaxy Page Aerospace and Astronautics: Links to resources about aerospace and astronautics, astronomy and space science, and planets and the solar system.
Author: Smiley, Guy
Subjects: astronautics, astronomy links, planetary guides, space exploration
DeweyClass: 629.4
Resource type: index
Galaxy Page Tour of the Solar System: Links to resources about each of the planets, the sun, comets, and asteroids.
Author: SEDS: Students for the Exploration and development of Space
Subjects: astronomy links, comets, planetary guides, sun
DeweyClass: 523.2
Resource type: index
Ganymede: Collection of images and statistics about Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter and the largest in the solar system.
Author: Hamilton, Calvin J.
Subjects: jupiter, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.985
Resource type: document, images
Io Fact Sheet: News, images and animations about Io, the innermost of the Galilean moons of Jupiter.
Author: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Subjects: jupiter, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.9
Resource type: images, news
Mars Image Gallery: Set of pictures of the surface and rocks of Mars, with emphasis on the meteorite evidence of primitive life on Mars four billion years ago. Includes a multimedia guide to the planet, links to articles, information on NASA missions, and a quiz.
Author: CNN
Subjects: extraterrestrial life, mars, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.43
Resource type: documents, images
NASA Planetary Photojournal: Offers access to images from various solar system exploration programs. Provides images of each planet in the solar system taken from a number of different spacecraft and instruments, presented as thumbnails and in full resolution TIFF format.
Author: NASA
Subjects: astronomy research, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.2
Resource type: images
Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System: 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.
Author: Arnett, Bill
Subjects: astronomy education, moon observation, mythology, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523
Resource type: guide
Orrery: Jupiter Giant Failed Star: Brief guide to Jupiter including text and images of the planet and it's moons, and details of significant events like the Shoemaker-Levy comet collision.
Author: Harmsworth, Andrew P.
Subjects: jupiter, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.4
Resource type: guide
Pluto: Collection of images and statistics about Pluto, the farthest planet from the Sun (usually).
Author: Arnett, Bill
Subjects: planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.4
Resource type: document
Solar System: Text from a series of educational leaflets covering the structure, characteristics and observation of the moon and all the planets of the solar system. Educational use of the information by private individuals or schools is encouraged.
Author: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Subjects: comets, moon observation, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.2
Resource type: documents
Welcome to the Planets: A collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
Author: McGill University
Subjects: astronomy education, planetary exploration, planetary guides
DeweyClass: 523.2
Resource type: image collection