Solar System

Solar System contains a wide variety of solar system simulations, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, eclipses, and spacecraft, together with the uses of different viewpoints when studying them.

• +Basic contains the basic solar system simulations, which are the starting point for creating all other solar system simulations. They all use the ICRF/J2000.0 reference frame.
• Asteroids contains simulations of asteroids which are in some way interesting or unusual.
• Comets contains simulations of comets which are in some way interesting or unusual, particularly those whose orbits are significantly changed by the gravitational influence of Jupiter and the other planets.
• Eclipses contains simulations of solar eclipses that are of particular interest to those living in the USA or Europe.
• Miscellaneous contains miscellaneous solar system simulations, which are those that don't fit neatly into any of the other sub-folders.
• Spacecraft contains simulations of space missions in which "gravity assists" were used to reach the mission target.
• Viewpoints contains solar system simulations that illustrate the uses of different viewpoints when studying them.

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