Pocket Planets is the most comprehensive 3DSolar System Simulator in the Google Play Store.
With accurate scale representation of the Sun, Planets, Moons,Asteroids, Dwarfs and detailed information to the celestialobjects.
Use it as educational software for your kids, or regardless if youare a beginner or advanced astronomer, this App brings you closerto the planets than any telescope.
Working great on smartphones and tablets.
Discover...
★ the Sun, the bright shining star in the center of ourSolar System
★ Mercury, the fastest planet orbiting around our Sun
★ Venus, its greenhouse effect produces a surfacetemperature that would melt lead
★ Earth, the blue oasis and only place filled withlife
★ Mars, inspiration for many SciFi films and books
★ Jupiter, the giant, guardian and protector in ourneighborhood
★ Saturn, with rings of unique beauty and elegance
★ Uranus, which rolls over its orbit like a bowlingball
★ Neptune, the outermost recognized planet
★ Pluto, one of a new category of dwarf planets
But these are not all objects of this simulator, because so far youdo not know Orcus, Varuna, Ceres,Pallas, Haumea and all the other asteroids and dwarfplanets. Not to mention Sedna whose orbit is stillspeculative to science.
Nearly 200 objects are included, but not as static images,rather as living objects in a living universe. Enjoy the SolarSystem in realtime, in the future or past.
Bring the cosmos to life with an innovative timeslider. Lettime take its course, how fast depends on the scale factor of thetimeslider. A wipe with your finger and the simulator comes tolife.
For a more exiting viewing experience various camera modesare available. Attach the camera to a planet or place it at a fixedlocation in space and let the celestial bodies pass by, in portraitor landscape mode, whatever you prefer.
And that's still not all. A built in encyclopedia gives youuseful information about each object of the simulation, extractedfrom Wikipedia.
Don't miss this unique viewing experience, there is no easier wayto explore the wonderful world beyond our planet.
And if you ever feel "Lost in Space", don't worry, because it'sjust a simulation.
Features:
★ Super smooth UI
★ Nearly 200 simulation objects
★ Simulation of real celestial body distances and dimensions
★ Adjustable simulator time with an innovative timeslider
★ Flexible camera system for a unique viewing experience
★ Portrait and landscape mode
★ Many HD textures, some of original recordings (NASA Voyager,Cassini spacecraft)
★ Many preference options
★ Ephemeris data based on NASA Horizons system
★ Orbit calculations with modified Kepler algorithms
★ Encyclopedia function, the most important information fromWikipedia
Limitations of this free edition:
★ The encyclopedia info for celestial bodies is not available
★ Only the following objects are shown with real shapes andtextures, all others are shown as $ objects:
- Sun, Mercury, Earth, Moon, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune, Pluto
- Mars moons Phobos and Deimos
- Jupiter moons Europa
- Saturn moon Thethys and its followers in Lagrange points L4(Telesto) and L5 (Calypso)
- Uranus moon Umbriel
- Neptun moon Proteus
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