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8 Planets Explorer 1.1.2
Visit the planets to discover their propertiesand the relationships between these. Answer questions that willtest and improve your knowledge. If you’re 5 or 75 and interestedin astronomy or science in general, try 8 PLANETS and learn moreabout our wonderful solar system.FEATURES• Aesthetic views of the planets with realistic details likeequatorial bulge and shadows on the rings of Saturn.• Lots and lots of buttons to press. Fun for kids of allages!• You can choose between a drag-and-drop planet-selector and aninterface with traditional planetary symbols.• The facts section includes a wealth of information aboutplanetary atmospheres, orbits, rotations, sizes, densities,gravity, moons and so forth.• You can decide which units planet properties are displayed in.Centigrade or Kelvin degrees, astronomical units or millions ofkilometers …• You can make side-by-side comparisons of planets and planetcharacteristics. This will help you make your own AHA! discoveriesand learn things that you will remember. Why do Earth’s rotationtime and length of day differ? Does that extreme bulge at Saturn’sequator have anything to do with its relatively low density andfast rotation time? …• You can of course toggle on/off preferences such as music, stars,orbit visualization types …• You can change the speeds of the rotation and orbit animations. Afun feature for younger children. Watch the inner planets racearound the sun!• Last but not least, educational quizzes for 1-4 players. Youselect the subjects and which planets to include. Use it at home orin the classroom at school.We hope you enjoy 8 PLANETS, whether you’re a teacher, studentor amateur astronomer. It’s quite different from all of the othersolar system apps. It fills an empty niche. We look forward to yourfeedback which can help us improve and add new features.Did you guess that the 8 PLANETS logo is based on thetraditional symbol for our own planet Earth?8 PLANETS is designed for Android tablets. It will work fineon your phone, however it looks much better on a largertablet.
