My Solar System
http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=My_Solar_System

Michael Dubson, University of Colorado


Users can build their own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet. With this orbit simulator, users can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then see them orbit each other. The site includes ideas for using this animation in the classroom.

This description of a site outside SERC has not been vetted by SERC staff and may be incomplete or incorrect. If you have information we can use to flesh out or correct this record let us know.


This resource is referenced here:
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Planetary Science