| ATLAS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
Our price £17.00 (fully inclusive) |
| Features tens of thousands of NASA images and data collected from
unmanned space missions across millions of miles of space, which have
never been seen before. Unique collection of 3D, photo-realistic planets
and moons, featuring surface detail down to 1km resolution. Planets
can be smoothly rotated and a zoom-in facility enable you to examine
each one in detail Pinpoint exact locations with the location finder.
Encyclopedic coverage includes 120,000 words of original text, 3,000
images and over 20 minutes of computer-generated film. Includes real-time
virtual flights over selected areas of landscape on Mars,Venus and the
Moon. |
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| Online links to a dedicated website. Imagine a journey across millions
of miles of space, from the cratered landscape of Mercury to the searing
surface of Venus and our beyond the frozen moons of Neptune to Pluto,
Charon and the very edge of the solar system. Imagine exploring the
deepest valley on Mars and the volcanic landscape of Io. Imagine speeding
through space to a far distant moon and discovering the secrets locked
in its surface. Now this is no longer a dream. This is the first ever
interactive atlas of the solar system based on real data returned from
space missions. Every planet and major moon is mapped in astonishing
3D, providing an astonishingly detailed and incredibly realistic interplanetary
voyage. Atlas of the Solar System includes accessible information on
the explorations, features and evolution of the planets and moons, illustrated
with over 2,000 stunning photographs and animations. Plus you can download
the latest exploration data from the dedicated web site, to ensure you
are always up-to-date. |
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| Includes amazingly detailed, fully annotated maps of the nine planets
and over 20 moons, painstakingly assembled from tens of thousands of
images acquired during decades of space missions. Unique 3D software
allows you to rotate each planet and moon and zoom in as close as 300
miles, giving you unparalleled 360 degree views and remarkable levels
of detail. Use the location finder to pinpoint over 8,000 locations,
from the highest mountains and the deepest valleys in the solar system,
to landing sites on the Moon, Mars and Venus. Every single site is named
and linked to further information. Fly over Mars and Venus - experience
the excitement of visiting other worlds, with five programmed flights
over some of the most dramatic landscapes in the solar system. |
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