Remember building a solar system in high school? Cups and papier-mache
balls are in the past, because Solar Walk is an interactive orrery that
shows all planets and satellites of the solar system in their correct
positions in real time.
This 3D solar system model lets you
navigate between planets, see their positions on a specific date,
explore how they move and why. You will see the entire Milky Way galaxy
from a far and zoom in to study all the planets and satellites in
close-up, learn their trajectories, inner structures, history of their
exploration, and geography.
Every planet has extensive
information: size, mass, orbital velocity, exploratory missions,
thickness of structural layers, and composition of atmosphere.
“Can’t-miss app.” - Mashable
“Solar
Walk serves up a visually impressive 3D model of our solar system. Set
against a haunting, atmospheric soundscape, the app shows planets and
satellites in their correct positions, and offers mini movies, facts and
other related tidbits.” - TNW
“This jaw-dropping app provides a
wholly interactive 3D model of our solar system, one that’s had me
hooked for days. It’s the kind of thing you can imagine a science
teacher using in the classroom of the future — except that we don’t have
to wait.”
“Zoom from Mercury to Pluto (which makes the cut in
this app), passing each planet’s moons along the way. Because Solar Walk
knows what time it is, the planets are in proper orientation to the
Sun: Earth is dark where it is currently night and gradually lightens to
daytime on the other side.” - NY Times
MAIN FEATURES:
Planets: Sun, Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Moons:
Phobos, Deimos, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, Io, Hyperion, Iapetus,
Titan, Rhea, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Oberon, Titania, Umbriel,
Ariel, Miranda, Triton, Larissa, Proteus, Nereid, Charon
Dwarf planets and asteroids: Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, Sedna, Eris, Eros
Comets: Hale-Bopp, Borrelly, Halley’s Comet, Ikeya-Zhang
Missions
and satellites*: Curiosity, Luna 17, Apollo 11, Apollo 17, Hubble
Launch, SEASAT, ERBS, ISS, Aqua, Envisat, Suzaku, Daichi, CORONAS-Photon
Educational movies*: size comparison, Earth’s cycles, solar
eclipse, moon phases, tidal phenomena, major circles of latitude,
zodiacal constellations, Cassini-Huygens mission
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