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| - | The largest planet in the Solar system '''Jupiter''' is now viewable from within World Wind (using version 1.3.4 or above), also available are it's moons Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io. | + | The largest planet in the Solar system '''Jupiter''' is now viewable from within World Wind (using version 1.3.4 or above), also available are the Galilean moons Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io. |
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The largest planet in the Solar system Jupiter is now viewable from within World Wind (using version 1.3.4 or above), also available are the Galilean moons Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
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Introduction to Jupiter
Venus is the fifth planet from the Sun, named after the father of the Roman gods and godesses, Jupiter is two and a half times more massive than the combined mass of the other planets in our Solar system.
For a much more detailed description see the wikipedia Jupiter page, there are also two educational pages at NASA Learning technologies planet Jupiter and What's The Difference, and a NASA fact sheet about Venus.
Jupiter Tutorial
A flash tutorial that explains how to view Jupiter in World Wind can be found at the World Wind Tours Homepage.
Viewing Jupiter
You can view Mars by selecting Start->Programs->NASA->World Wind Jupiter1.3, or after launching World Wind by switching to Jupiter from the File menu.
Jupiter Layers
Jupiter or Jupiter's Moons can be toggled on and off by clicking the corresponding icons in World Winds toolbar (see image below).
Jupiter
- Jupiter.
Jupiter's Moons
The different Jovian moons can be viewed by clicking the radio buttons in World Wind's Layer Manager (see below).
Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Io
Related Links
- Mars for World Wind page
- Venus for World Wind page
- Moon for World Wind page
- SDSS for World Wind page
- wikipedia Jupiter page
