THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter

Saturn Uranus Neptune Transneptunian planets Comets

Other objects



General sites
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/ Fabous bank of pictures and videos of the bodies of a stellar family.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm

Detailed description of the members of the sun's family. Many photos and animations. To be seen in priority !!!

http://www.fourmilab.ch/solar/solar.html The interactiv solar system !!!
http://www.mysolarsystem.com/
Explore the solar system from inside your space ship...
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Excellent site, one of the most complete on the Web !!!
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm Precise data of the bodies of our solar system. many picture.
http://pathlights.com/ce_encyclopedia/... Origin of the solar system in 2 chapiters: All the theories...
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/ Everything about the planetary rings (from Jupiter to Neptune)
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The sun
http://astroweb.free.fr/soleil.htm Complete ID card of our star.
http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/solaire/index.html The Solar page of the LESIA web site (Laboratoire d'Etude Spatiale et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique). click here to know anything about our star: very complete.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm Many information and photos of the Sun.
http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-... Introduction to solar sciences... (lecture notes).
http://www.windows.umich.edu/cgi-... Everything about the sun (it's core, it's surface, it's activity etc...).
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ni... Description of the Sun + many links.
http://www.astro.uva.nl/demo/od95/ The Sun, a multimedia trip...
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ni... Other photos, animation and links etc...(extensive).
http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/ Movies of our Sun.
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/spartan/ SPARTAN 201: NASA mission to explore the solar corona.
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ Everything about SOHO: The solar and heliospheric observatory.
http://www.sns.ias.edu/~jnb/Papers/Pop... Solar neutrino astronomy. For specialists.
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/ Informations about sun eclipses.
http://www-dapnia.cea.fr/Phys/Sap/Activit... Composition, Evolution, Magnétism, Neutrinos, Sismology...
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Mercury
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/... Mercury's profile and illsutrations.
http://beaulieu.free.fr/symbolisme/astronomie/m... Mercury, 1st planet of our solar system.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/youpie/systsol/mercu... Data about Mercury (photos, exploration, data, etc...).
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/mercury.htm Everything we know about mercury detailed and analysed. many photos.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... Descriptions, Photos and many links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl...l Long list of photos.
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Venus
http://beaulieu.free.fr/symbolisme/astron...

Venus, 2nd Planet of our solar system.

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/venus.htm Everything we know about mercury detailed and analysed. Many photos.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Venus' profile + many photos.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/youpie/systsol/Ven... Lots of information about Venus (photos, exploration, data etc...).
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Many photos.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine...

Descriptions, Photos and many links.

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Earth

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Earth profile and illustrations.
http://earth.google.com/ Travel from space... approach the earth... zoom over a chosen region... zoom... zoom... and you are there !!! For the high resolution sections, you may recognize your house, distinguish your car, and even guess your neighbours...
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earth... Analyses and comparison of our good old Earth.
http://beaulieu.free.fr/symbolisme/astro... Earth 3rd Planet of our solar system.
http://www.arcscience.com/ Observe really cool photos of our beloved planet.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets... Long list of photos.
The Moon
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lu... The Appolo programm (from 63 to72).
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/research/lunar... Lunar Orbiter photographs: The principal reference set of images for the scientific study of surface landforms on the Moon.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/u... Interactiv view of the moon
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ni... Long list of photos of the moon.
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Mars and its moons

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Mars profile and Illustrations
http://www.nirgal.net/ Fabulous site fully dedicated to 'Mars la rouge'.
http://beaulieu.free.fr/symbolisme/as... Mars, 4th Planet of our solar system
http://www.nirgal.net/main.html A personal site absolutily incredible by the quantity of ressources about Mars.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/ma... Impressive amount of data and photos about Mars.
http://www.redcolony.com/

Learn about Mars colonization and terraforming with the latest news, images, downloads, newsletter, chat and more. Cool site.

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplan... Mars: Description, photos and links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplane... Deimos: Descriptions , photos and some links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplane... Phobos: Descriptions , photos and some links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets... Long list of photos.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCana... Spectacular picture of Mars taken by Mars Global Surveyor.
http://nova.stanford.edu/projects/mgs... Care for a pic-nic on Mars, check the weather (forecast) !!!
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Jupiter and its moons

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Jupiter profile and illustrations
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/vgrjup.htm Information obtained by Voyager 1 and 2 about the Jovian system.
http://beaulieu.free.fr/symbolisme/astr... Jupiter, The monster of the solar system.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/... Jupiter: Descriptions. photos and links
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ni... Io: The most inner Gallilean moon.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanet...

Europa: The only planet (moon) of the solar system that could withhold water apart from Earth.

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... Ganymède: The biggest satellite of Jupiter.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... Callisto: The second biggest satellite of Jupiter.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... the external moons of Jupiter: Leda, Ananke, Himalia, Carme, Lysithea, Pasiphae, Elara et Sinope.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ni... 4 small moons in inner orbits: Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea etThebe.
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/galileo/jsdap.html Pictures of Jupiter's rings (Galileo).
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/jup/jupring.htm The rings of Jupiter.
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Saturn and its moons
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/vgrsat.htm Information obtained by Voyager 1 and 2 about the Saturnian system.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/... Saturn profile and illustrations
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Titan: the biggest of moons of Saturn and the most intriguing satellite of our solar system: a second Earth ?
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Rhea: the second biggest satellite of Saturn.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Tethys.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Dione.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Iapetus .
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Phoebe.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Hyperion.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine...l Mimas.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Encelade.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Epimétheus: a very small satellite.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Pandora et Prométheus: very small moons of Saturn.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Janus: the big brother of Epimetheus.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Descriptions, photos and numerous links..
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/saturn/saturn.html Beautiful pictures and descriptions of the rings.
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/saturn/saturn.html Saturn's rings
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninep... Family photograph of the system of Saturn (extensive site).
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Uranus and its moons
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/vgrur.htm Everything that is known about Uranus is explained and detailed here. Many photos.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... List of ressources about Uranus.

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Uranus: Description, photos and links.
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/uranus/urfa... The main satellites of Uranus: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. Data and photos (Voyager).
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Many information about Uranus(photos, exploration, data etc...).
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Titania: The largest of Uranus' satellites.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Oberon: second largest satellite of Uranus.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Miranda: The most inner moon of Uranus.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Ariel: Space Colorado...
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... Umbriel: The dark satellite
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... The small moons of Uranus: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda and Puck.
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/uranus/uranu... Uranus' rings: beautiful pictures.
http://www.solarviews.com/cap/uranus/9rin... Uranus' rings.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/ninepl... The new moons (or rocks in orbit) of Uranus.
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Neptune and its moons

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Neptune profile and illustrations..
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/neptune... The best web site about this planet: the most complete.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Triton: The largest satellite of Uranus.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Larissa.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Proteus.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Nereid.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Naiad, Thalassa, Despina and Galatea:The micro-moons of Neptune.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... Photo ressources.
http://ringmaster.arc.nasa.gov/neptune/ne... Pictures of Neptune's rings.
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Transneptunian planets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_UB313 Everything on UB313
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pgj/statut-planete.htm Exit Pluto, hello UB313 ?
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~chad/quaoar/ What is known on Quaor
http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/sedna/ Everything about Sedna

http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/...

Pluto: Description, photos and links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... Description of Pluto and it's brother planet: Charon. Photos and links.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... Long list of Photos.
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Comets
http://www.lisa.univ-paris12.fr/GPCOS/H... General information about comets.
http://www.sipe.com/halebopp/ To know everything on this comet : Chronology, photo album,links, and also some info to know a bit more about these nomads of space.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/comet.htm Site dedicated to comets.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... The Halley comet (description and photos).
http://www.bdl.fr/s2p/comete.html Comet Pictures of the 'Station de Planétologie des Pyrénées'.
http://www.lisa.univ-paris12.fr/GPCOS/H... Les Comètes et la Photodégradation de Molécules Solides.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/use... Organic and Pre-Biotic Chemistry of Meteorites and Comets: 1834-1996.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/halley.htm Another site on Halley's comet.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nine... The Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet (The one that hit Jupiter). Pictures and descriptions.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/com... A superbe web site dedicated to SL9.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/sl9/sl9www.html List of sites and ressources on SL9.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/jewitt/c... The comet web-page.
http://www.ll.iac.es/comet/cometa.html Another web page about comets.
http://www.ll.iac.es/comet/com.html Another web page about comets.
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Astéroïds and other objects
http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/ You like meteorites ? ? ? Probably one of the best resources on the web.
http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/Links.html Their list of links is impressive...
http://solarviews.com/eng/asteroid.htm Everything you need to know about Asteroids: pictures and animations of Braille, Castalia, Eros, Gaspra, Geographos, Ida & Dactyl, Mathilde, Toutatis, Vesta.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/... Those little objects that pollute our solar system .
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/n... Many information about asteroids.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/fa... Raw data about asteroids.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/p... Photo galery of astéroïds.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/meteor.htm Everything about meteors and meteorites..
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/near.html Rendez vous with asteroids: The NEAR space mission.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nin... The interplanetary enmvironment
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Objects of the Kuiper belt
http://www.chrisbutterworth.com/astr... Impressive list of links concerning the Kuiper Belt.
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets... The cloud of Hoort and the Kuiper belt: Birthplace of comets, at the boundaries of our solar system.
http://www.badastronomy.com/bi... An article: 'Beyond Pluto'.
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/je... Everything we know on the Kuiper belt.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/kuiper.htm Objects of the Kuiper belt..
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