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Earthsim 2 for Windows

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Explore the Solar System and nearby stars in stunning 3D with Earthsim 2. This app features interactive planets, detailed surfaces, and an engaging screensaver.

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Earthsim 2 0/11

  • Pros

    • High-resolution Earth with dynamic sea effects
    • Interactive Mars surface with sunset views
    • Detailed models of planets and their moons
    • Includes over 250,000 local stars
    • Automatic update downloads for new features

  • Cons

    • Requires a high-spec GPU with 512MB memory
    • Moon surface generation not yet included
    • Atmospheric scattering and shadow models planned
    • Temperature modeling and sun effects are future additions
    • Procedurally generated exoplanets are future content
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.2
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows 10
Additional Requirements
Direct X 10 library
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Total Downloads
8,503
Downloads Last Week
14
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Developer’s Description

By Earthsim
Explore the Solar System and our nearby stars in fully interactive high def 3D.
Earthsim 2 is a beautiful and fully interactive way to explore the Solar System and our nearby stars. It includes a screensaver that takes your PC on a tour of the solar system. In this release you get: High resolution Earth including dynamic rendered sea with wave effects and reflections. You can also remove the sea to see the ocean bed. High resolution Mars surface, you can stand on the surface and watch the sunset. All the planets in the Solar system with their main moons. 250,000 local stars in the milky way, including recently discovered extra-solar planets. The best screen saver with camera paths to showing you the planets and our solar system. Earthsim 2 contains some of the latest rendering features so it requires a high spec GPU with at least 512MB of memory. It has taken many years of hard work to bring you this technology and we hope you will enjoy. Earthsim 2 will be regularly updated with more and more new features over the coming months. Updates will be automatically downloaded to your installed version. In the near future, we will include: High resolution Moon with procedurally generated surface. Earth surface rendered in beautiful 3D with atmospheric scattering and ocean wave effects. Full planetary shadow models e.g. Saturn's moons casting shadows on it's rings. Planetary temperature modeling and application to extra-solar planets. Sun surface thermal effects and corona. Inclusion of procedurally generated "artists impression" extra-solar planets such as those found on Gliese 581c.
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