Solar System & Eclipses Explorer
by Anonymous
Compare radius and density across all eight planets, then step through drifting sunspots and the alignments behind solar and lunar eclipses.
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About this app
Solar System & Eclipses Explorer is an interactive science app for comparing the eight planets and understanding major solar and lunar phenomena. Browse planet radius, mass, density, moon count, and surface characteristics to distinguish terrestrial planets from gas giants. Explore granules, sunspots, prominences, the corona, and flares, then cycle through alignments to create total or partial solar and lunar eclipses.
Use cases
- Middle school students studying the solar system
- Teachers demonstrating planet classification
- Learners exploring evidence that the Sun rotates
- Science classes modeling solar and lunar eclipse alignments
Features
- Compares eight planets by radius, mass, density, moon count, and surface type
- Groups planets into terrestrial and gas-giant families
- Advances through days to show sunspot movement and solar rotation
- Explores granules, sunspots, prominences, the corona, and flares
- Cycles through aligned and misaligned Sun–Earth–Moon layouts
- Demonstrates total and partial solar and lunar eclipses with umbra and penumbra