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Students can change angle of view, size of image and orbit lines.
Global surface maps are available for the planets and major moons of the solar system as well as artistic renderings of the surfaces of the planets with some of the spacecraft that have visited them. Three rendered backgrounds of stars may be viewed, each at a different density and a list of asteroids may be generated along with their brightness and position. 3-D spacecraft models for various space vehicles such as the Cassini orbiter and the Galileo probe may be down loaded. Links are provided to other NASA sites.