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Links
Rotation of Sun and Planets
http://www.geocities.com/saeles/planetsrotation.htm
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The rotation period of a large body circled by one or more satellites can be calculated theoretically.
A Planet Pursuit
http://homepage.eircom.net/~aidanbarry/planetpursuit/
Pictures, facts and general information on the nine planets.
About Atmosphere
http://www.mardiros.net/atmosphere/
Summary information regarding the atmospheres of each planet in our solar system.
Aniket World
http://www.angelfire.com/space/aniketworld/
Personal page reporting basic features of the planets and some links.
Astronomy 161: The Solar System
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/
Overview with historical background and basic astronomy concepts, details about planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and meteors.
Astronomy Today - Solar System
http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/solarsystem.html
Fairly detailed information about our sun and its planets.
BBCi Space: Solar System
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/index.shtml
3D tour including videos with audio and text information on the Sun and the bodies orbiting around it. (Shockwave and Realplayer required)
DiscoverThePlanets.Com
http://www.discovertheplanets.com
Various images, brief information, moons, summaries of past and planned missions.
Endless Boundaries
http://www.fortunecity.com/roswell/milkyway/1000
Information on the Sun, planets and moons.
Exploring the Planets
http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/etp/
Sponsored by the National Air and Space Museum, contains many interesting facts about the planets, pictures, comparisons and a section dedicated to spacecraft.