Solar System Explorer - will take you on an interactive 3D trip through our solar system. Featuring more than 35 planets, moons, asteroids and the spacecraft that have visited them, you will have a chance to see a different side of our little corner of the galaxy!
This full edition delivers all the planets and major moons of our Solar System in glorious HD with extra effects so it will look great on tablets and phones, large or small.
Solar System Explorer also features detailed models of past present and future robotic explorers, such as Cassini which is currently half way through a 20 year mission to study the Saturnian system.
Surface images of the planets have been re-constructed from photos taken by telescopes or NASA spacecraft. Because few probes have been to the outer solar system, a number of moons have only been photographed from one side, so the missing details have been estimated based on what is visible.
Orbital positions and speeds have been adjusted to make it easier to navigate the Solar System and see the planetary motion at human speeds.
Interesting facts about each of the places you visit in the solar system, and the spacecraft you see are available at the touch of a button.
Statistics are calculated relative to the Earth where ever possible because for most people, big numbers mean little.
Finally, there may only officially be eight planets now, but for the sake of Pluto fans, the former planet is included.
Robotic spacecraft: NASA Voyager, Dawn, Juno, Cassini
Planets, moons and asteroids:
Sol/The Sun
Venus
Earth: Luna/the Moon
Mars: Deimos, Phobos
Asteroids: Ceres, Vesta
Jupiter: Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, Io
Saturn: Mimas, Tethys, Enceladus, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Iapetus
Uranus: Miranda, Umbriel, Ariel, Oberon, Titania
Neptue: Triton, Proteus
Pluto: Charon
What's New in This Release:
· Zond 3 spacecraft
· UI improvements and bug fixes
What's New in 2.5.0:
· Lots more planet data
· Faster startup
· Misc improvements
What's New in 2.4.9:
· Session saved at exit
· Misc bug fixes
What's New in 2.4.7:
· Moon position calculated accurately for date
· Planet orbit accuracy improved
· Spacecraft models improved
· 3D engine update
What's New in 2.4.7:
· Moon fix
· Option for improved device compatibility
What's New in 2.4.1:
· Controllable simulation speed
· Can now specify simulation date
· Improved simulation accuracy
· Numerous bug fixes and improvements
· Minor fix for recent Motorola phones
What's New in 2.3.5:
· Jupiter fact fix
What's New in 2.3.1:
· Added Pioneer 10 & 11 model
· Bug fixes
What's New in 2.3.1:
· Fixed crash affecting some Tegra-2 tabs when Detailed Planets was enabled
What's New in 2.2.0:
· Smoother navigation and repositioned labels
What's New in 2.1.1:
· Further improved detail for Earth and Luna
· Automatically disable Detailed Planets if it force closes
· Fixed Uranus
What's New in 2.0.1:
· New Tablet mode
· New UI styling
· New HD background texture
· Planetary orbits are more accurate
· Lots more detail
· Lots more
What's New in 1.4.7:
· Added New Horizons probe
· Misc improvements
What's New in 1.3.6:
· Re-release of V1.3.5 to fix Google market landscape app issue
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Supported operating systems:
Google Android 10.x, Google Android 2.2, Google Android 2.3, Google Android 3.0, Google Android 3.1, Google Android 3.2, Google Android 4.0, Google Android 4.1, Google Android 4.2, Google Android 4.3, Google Android 4.4, Google Android 5.x, Google Android 6.x, Google Android 7.x, Google Android 8.x, Google Android 9.x
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