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A Planet Pursuit 
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/
About Atmosphere 
Summary information regarding the atmospheres of each planet in our solar system.
http://www.mardiros.net/atmosphere/
Aniket World 
Personal page reporting basic features of the planets and some links.
http://www.angelfire.com/space/aniketworld/
Astronomy 161: The Solar System 
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/
BBCi Space: Solar System 
3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer required)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/index.shtml
DiscoverThePlanets.Com 
Various images, brief information, moons, summaries of past and planned missions.
http://www.discovertheplanets.com
Endless Boundaries 
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
Exploring the Planets 
Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a section dedicated to spacecraft.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature 
Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union.
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center 
Includes list of available image collections and how to obtain the data at the facility (no images are online).
http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/data_center/
Orrery: Solar System Simulator 
A Java applet that simulates gravitating masses. Features a working model with motions and sizes of 70 planets and moons to scale.
http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~kmcclary/
Orrery: The Solar System in Action 
A concise tour containing numerous educational resources, and support for Spacetech's Orrery application.
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/orrery.html
Our Solar System 
Basic information and low resolution pictures of the bodies of our planetary system.
http://www.afamilyquilt.com/brezeeger/space/solarsys/
Planetary Fact Sheet 
Table of essential measurements and facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Planetary Materials Curation 
Features Moon rocks, Mars meteorites, and space exposed materials at NASA's curation office.
http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/curator.htm
Planetary Science Institute 
Research and educational institute with projects to study planets, asteroids, and comets.
http://www.psi.edu/
Rotation of Sun and Planets 
The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.
http://www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm
SkyScopes 
Information about planetary astronomy and space exploration and habitat. Online chat, message boards, and related links. Sells replicas and toys.
http://www.skyscopes.com/
Smiley's Planet 
Explore the solar system's planets. Includes pictures, descriptions, statistical information and a special section on the latest voyage to Mars.
http://www.d.smiley1.btinternet.co.uk/
Solar System - Celestial Mechanics 
A theory about the rotation of sun and planets, planetary rings, origin of solar system, solar cycles and climate variations.
http://www.heeke.com/franz
Solar System Dynamics 
Provides detailed information related to known bodies in orbit around the Sun. Ephemerides, physical parameters, Earth close-approaches, observer tools.
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/
Solar System Ephemeris 
Providing ephemeris of a variety of Sun orbiting bodies.
http://www.arnaudxx.net/index.php
Solar System Exploration Home Page 
The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science and describes NASA's program to explore the solar system.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Solar System Simulator 
Online software that generates views of the bodies of our planetary system at any date from any artificial or natural point of observation.
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
The Solar Space Station 
Facts, descriptions and pictures, with sections about the Sun, the planets and meteors and asteroids.
http://www.solarspace.co.uk/
The Solar System 
Detailed guide to the sun and planetary system, asteroids, comets, meteor hits on Earth and the other planets.
http://www.eoascientific.com/prototype/newcampus/space/space.html
USGS Astrogeology Research Program 
Features planetary imagery, research, GIS, mapping, and image processing software. The site provides information about the group and about the Solar System.
http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/
Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 
Journey to the outer reaches of the solar system and discover what scientists have learned about Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
http://www2.worldbook.com/features/outerplanets/html/index.html
Virtual Solar System 
Images, facts and quizzes about the nine planets. Also includes a scale model.
http://www.solarsystem.org.uk/
Welcome to the Planets 
Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
Windows to the Universe 
Aimed at portraying Earth and Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes information about space weather, global space physics and a real time movie of current solar activity.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
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