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Astronomy GCSE

3.1 The Solar System, Gravity, and the Terrestial Planets

A History of Observing the Solar System

• Orbit Simulation
• Saturn occulted by the moon
• Mars occulted by the moon
• Retrograde motion of Mars

Gravity and the Solar System

• Gravity Demo
• Kepler's Laws Animation
• Solar System Presentation (ppt)

The Terrestial Planets

• Observing Mercury
• Mercury Transiting the Sun
• Mercury as viewed from Mariner 10: Inbound, Outbound
• Inferior Planets Presentation (ppt)
• Maat Mons - a 5 mile high volcano on Venus
• Pancake Volcanos on Venus
• Venusian Coronas a, b, c
• Magellan Map of Venus
• Earth, and Mars(ppt)
• Mars
• Clouds on Mars
• Martian volcano
• Dust devil trails on Mars
• Pathfinder Panorama
• Spirit Panorama
• Opportunity Panorama
• Faces on Mars Viking , MGS, Crater

Web links

• Nine Planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars