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Virtual Solar System -- Images, facts & quizzes about the nine planets. Also includes a scale model. Visit

Nova Celestia -- Provides over view & original illustrations of elements. Visit

BBCi Space: Solar System -- 3D tour including videos with audio & text information on the Sun & the bodies orbiting around it… (Shockwave & Realplayer required) Visit

A Planet Pursuit -- Pictures, facts & general information on the nine planets. Visit

Exploring the Planets -- Sponsored by the National Air & Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons & a section dedicated to spacecraft. Visit

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature -- Protocols for naming planetary features, by the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union. Visit

The Nine Planets -- Overview, sections dedicated to each planet & the smaller bodies - with data, information & some pictures - glossary & appendices. Visit

Planetary Cartography & Graphics by Ralph Aeschliman -- Planetary maps & graphics of Mars, the Moon & Venus. Visit

Planetary Fact Sheet -- Table of essential measurements & facts regarding the nine planets with links to highly detailed summaries. Visit

Windows to the Universe -- Aimed at portraying Earth & Space Sciences in a fun way. Includes information about space weather, global space physics & a real time movie of current solar activity. Visit

Astronomy Today - Solar System -- Fairly detailed information about our sun & its planets. Visit

Stardate Online: Guide to the Solar System -- Contains an outline of the formation & evolution of planets, comets, asteroids, and of their features & exploration. Visit

Welcome to the Planets -- Select images from NASA's planetary exploration program. Visit

Rotation of Sun & Planets -- The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically. Visit

Computing Planetary Positions -- A detailed on line tutorial on how to compute planetary locations using math formulas. Visit

Endless Boundaries -- Information on the Sun, planets & moons. Visit

The Planetary Society: Our Solar System -- Concise information about all planets, comets & asteroids. Visit

Solar System Exploration Home Page -- The Solar System Exploration Home Page is part of NASA's Office of Space Science & describes NASA's program to explore the solar system. Visit

The Solar System in Pictures -- Quizzes & images about all the bodies of our planetary system. Visit

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