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The Juno Mission

The Juno Mission

This tour follows the path of the Juno spacecraft as is travels to Jupiter. It answers the questions: Why study Jupiter? How did Juno travel to Jupiter? What does Juno look like? What did Juno discover once it reached Jupiter? [4.5 min]... Read more about The Juno Mission

Pluto and Dwarf Planets

Pluto and Dwarf Planets

This tour explores bodies in our solar system that are too small to be classified as planets and too large to be comets. It answers the questions: What is a dwarf planet? Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? How was Pluto discovered? What are properties of the other known dwarf planets Eris, Ceres, Makemake and Haumea?  [5 min]... Read more about Pluto and Dwarf Planets

Our Moon

Our Moon

This tour explores the origins and properties of our Moon. It answers the questions: When and how was it formed? What is it made of? What is its surface like? Why is it our moon? [5 min]... Read more about Our Moon

The Sun

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces our sun.... Read more about The Sun

Many Worlds

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces the geological features of different bodies in our solar system.... Read more about Many Worlds

Galilean Moons

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces the four largest moons of Jupiter.... Read more about Galilean Moons

Gas Giants

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces the gas giants in our solar system.... Read more about Gas Giants

Volcanic Earth

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces some volcanic sites on our planet.... Read more about Volcanic Earth

Leaving Earth

This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces the surface of Mars.... Read more about Leaving Earth

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