The planets as you have never seen them before! Imagine a journey across
millions of miles of space, from the cratered landscape of Mercury to the
searing surface of Venus. Travel beyond the frozen moons of Neptune, to
Saturn, Charon and the very edge of the solar system. Imagine exploring
the deepest valley on Mars, and the volcanic landscape of lo. Imagine
speeding through space to a far distant moon and discovering what secrets are
locked in it surface.
Now this is possible through the first ever interactive atlas of the solar
system, based on real data returned from space missions. Planets and major
moons are mapped in astonishing 3D, providing a detailed and incredibly
realistic interplanetary voyage of discovery.
Access a huge database of photographs, facts and figures Includes accessible information on the explorations, features and evolution
of the planets and moons, illustrated with over 2,000 stunning photographs and
diagrams.
Explore maps of planets and major moons
Includes amazingly detailed, fully annotated maps of all the planets and over 20
moons, painstakingly assembled from tens of thousands of images acquired during
decades of space missions.
View the planets in amazing 3D
Unique 3D software allows you to rotate each planet and moon, and zoom in as
close as 300 miles, giving you unparalleled 360 degree views and remarkable
levels of detail.
Pinpoint Exact Locations
Use the location finder to pinpoint over 8,000 locations, from the highest
mountains and the deepest craters in the solar system, to landing sites on the
Moon, Mars and Venus. Every single site is named and linked to further
information.
Fly over Mars and Venus
Experience the excitement of visiting other worlds, with five programmed flights
over some of the most dramatic landscapes in the solar system.
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Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista
Pentium 200 MHz processor (At least 800 MHz for Vista)
64 MB of RAM (At least 512 MB for Vista)
800 x 600 screen resolution
16-bit color display (DirectX 9 Capable for Vista)
"Eyewitness Atlas of the Solar System")
