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Solar system
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- 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.
- Learning objectives
- To get an overview of the solar system and its main characteristics.
- To distinguish planets from dwarf planets.
- How to use the animation
- 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.
- Student sheet
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- Keywords
- mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, asteroid, saturn, uranus, neptune, sun, pluto, orbit, period, ring, solar-system, astronomy, revolution,
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