Planets around the sun - Gravity simulations to calculate orbit speed, period, aphelion (farthest point from sun) and perihelion (closest point to sun) for each planet. Inner planets are animated with a one billion km viewing width and a 9 hour timestep between calculations. |
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Mercury | Venus | Earth |
Mars | Icarus (asteroid) | Ceres (asteroid) |
Outer planets are shown with a 18 billion km viewing width and a 36 day timestep. | ||
Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus |
Neptune | Pluto (former planet) | Chariklo (former Kepler Object) |