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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 03, 2006
- Total Downloads: 114,358
- Downloads last week: 934
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- Average user rating: stars out of 23 votes
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Publisher's description
From Science Fair Projects World :Solar System 3D Simulator is a software application that generates a realistic solar system model and planets in 3 Dimension on the PC using advanced physics formulas. It can display the planets and their orbits, the sun and the moon. The nine planets including planet earth and their detailed physical and chemical information and image pictures is also displayed including solar power, solar energy and solar eclipse details. The graphical output is in high-resolution 3D full color format and the orbit view can be adjusted and the orbits tilted and rotated to any angle. The speed of the solar system can also be varied. The Solar System model is useful for learning about the physics of the universe, astronomy, science projects and science experiments interactively for both adults and kids. Students of Elementary, Middle and High School can use it for science fair projects ideas, physics help, science news and creating science articles.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 23 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar System 3D Simulator 3
Cons: very little practical value
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar System 3D Simulator 3
"I thought it was a very good visual for the solar system"
Pros: it lets the kids see how the orbits work, having something visual instills it in their memory
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar System 3D Simulator 3
"Nice but the window is to small."
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar System 3D Simulator 3
"Litle use because poor graphics. Thereford, cool for the kids students."
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Solar System 3D Simulator 3
"average to poor graphics, and therefore of little use"
Cons: little to no user manipulation and interaction with display.
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