It contains information about each planet such as the origin of its name. The frame at the right of the screen provides additional information on the planet and human exploration. This site offers basic information and statistics on each planet in the solar system. Overall, this is a great site with lots of good images. Up close images of each planet.
Many images are of the planets' outer atmospheres.
There are surface images for most of the terrestrial planets. L00000217 Title Transit '99 Description These pages from the Exploratorium document by video Mercury's passage between the earth and sun, visible from earth. It's a neat occasion, but might be boring for young students. Puzzle Description Match the planets with their orbit patterns. It does not work properly with Netscape Navigator.