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Pluto
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Up until 2006, Pluto was the ninth planet in the Solar System. In 2006 the International Astronomical Union set up new guidelines for qualifications of a planet, and Pluto ...
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Neptune
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Neptune is the eighth planet in the solar system at an average distance of 2.8 billion miles from the Sun. Due to the eccentric orbit of Pluto, Neptune becomes the ninth pl...
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Uranus
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Uranus, the first planet to be discovered in the modern times, was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel. Uranus has 22 names moons and several other unnamed moons, as wel...
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Saturn
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Saturn was the only known ringed planet until 1977 when faint rings were detected around Uranus. Saturn is probably best known for its spectacular rings, but Saturn has man...
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Jupiter
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The fifth planet in the solar system, Jupiter is the first of the gas planets. It is the largest planet in the solar system with an impressive radius of 44,423 miles, more ...
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Mars
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Mars is aptly referred to as the red planet as its surface is red due to a high concentration of iron oxides in the soil. Often the center of science fiction stories, Mars ...
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Earth
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The Blue Marble is an incredibly detailed, true-color depiction of the Earth. NASA is responsible for this dataset made from a compilation of satellite images throughout 20...
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Venus
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Venus has been referred to as the sister or even twin to Earth by many because of its similar chemical composition, density and size. That, however, is where the similariti...
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Mercury
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This view of Mercury is a global mosaic that covers 99.9% of Mercury's surface, and image details are available http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?...
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Ocean Circulation
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The ocean is not a still body of water. There is constant motion in the ocean in the form of a global ocean conveyor belt due to thermohaline currents. These currents are d...
About Science On a Sphere (SOS)
Science On a Sphere (SOS)® is a room sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe. Researchers at NOAA developed Science On a Sphere® as an educational tool to help illustrate Earth System science to people of all ages. Animated images of atmospheric storms, climate change, and ocean temperature can be shown on the sphere which is used to explain what are sometimes complex environmental processes, in a way that is simultaneously intuitive and captivating.
Science On a Sphere (SOS)® is a room sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe. Researchers at NOAA developed Science On a S...
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