Directory of Planets Resources

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Planets, as the term is used for this category, are the eight solar system bodies which meet the International Astronomical Union definition of the word as described in http://www.iau.org/fileadmin/content/pdfs/Resolution_GA26-5-6.pdf

Subcategories

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Venus

Resources in This Category

• Definition of Planet - Wikipedia

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_planet
  Article describes the history and present controversy surrounding the word and its applicability to various objects.

• International Outer Planet Watch

  http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/IJW/
  A program to study the time variability of the outer planets.

• Planet Facts

  http://www.planetfacts.net/
  Provides photographs and information about each planet in the solar system.

• Welcome to the Planets

  http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
  Images from NASA's planetary exploration program.

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