## Space Exploration

Navigate through the solar system and discover the unique characteristics of each planet with our interactive maps.

## Open Data

Access a topographic database from space agencies, centralized in an open source tool.

Solar System - 8 Planets - Open Source Mapping - Topographic Data - Interactive Exploration...
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the solar system. Its surface is heavily cratered, resembling our Moon, and it experiences extreme temperature variations.
Distance from the Sun: 58 million km • Temperature: -180°C to 430°C • Surface area: 74.8 million km² • Length of day: 59 Earth days

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Venus is the second planet in the solar system and the hottest. Its highly dense atmosphere causes an extreme greenhouse effect, and its surface is masked by thick clouds of sulfuric acid.
Distance from the Sun: 108 million km • Average temperature: 462°C • Surface area: 460 million km² • Length of day: 243 Earth days

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Our home planet, Earth, is the third planet in the solar system and the only one known to harbor life. It is distinguished by its vast oceans of liquid water that cover more than 70% of its surface.
Distance from the Sun: 150 million km (1 AU) • Average temperature: 15°C • Surface area: 510 million km² • Natural satellites: 1 (The Moon)

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Nicknamed the « Red Planet » due to the iron oxide on its surface, Mars has polar ice caps, the largest volcano in the solar system (Olympus Mons), and an immense canyon (Valles Marineris).
Distance from the Sun: 227.9 million km • Average temperature: -63°C • Surface area: 144.8 million km² • Gravity: 3.72 m/s²

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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. This gas giant is famous for its Great Red Spot, a gigantic anticyclonic storm, and possesses dozens of fascinating moons.
Distance from the Sun: 778 million km • Average temperature: -110°C • Surface area: 61.4 billion km² • Natural satellites: 95 known

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Instantly recognizable by its spectacular system of rings composed of ice and rock particles, Saturn is a vast gas giant with extremely violent winds.
Distance from the Sun: 1.43 billion km • Average temperature: -140°C • Surface area: 42.7 billion km² • Natural satellites: 146 known

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Uranus is an ice giant whose axis of rotation is highly tilted, making it appear to « roll » along its orbit. Its beautiful cyan tint is due to the presence of methane.
Distance from the Sun: 2.87 billion km • Average temperature: -195°C • Surface area: 8.1 billion km² • Length of year: 84 Earth years

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The farthest planet from the Sun is another ice giant, Neptune. It is known for its deep azure blue color and its supersonic winds, the fastest in the entire solar system.
Distance from the Sun: 4.5 billion km • Average temperature: -200°C • Surface area: 7.6 billion km² • Wind speed: up to 2,100 km/h

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Photorealistic Sun by Cesar Salcedo CG on Sketchfab

The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It alone accounts for about 99.8% of the solar system's mass and provides the energy necessary to sustain life on Earth.
Type: Yellow dwarf • Surface temperature: 5,500°C • Distance to Earth: 150 million km (1 AU) • Age: 4.6 billion years

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Moon by Mieke Roth on Sketchfab

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system and the only non-terrestrial celestial body to have been visited by humans.
Distance to Earth: 384,400 km • Temperature: -173°C to 127°C • Gravity: 1.62 m/s² • Orbit duration: 27.3 days

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## OpenPlanetsMaps

v1.0 — 2026

### Project

OpenPlanetsMaps is an open source tool for interactive mapping of the solar system. Topographic data comes from the main global space agencies.

### Data & Sources

- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- ESA — European Space Agency
- JAXA — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- USGS — Astrogeology Science Center

### 3D Models

- Sketchfab — Hosting & rendering of interactive models
- Models under Creative Commons licenses

### Technologies

- HTML / CSS / JS — Front-end
- PHP + MySQL — Back-end & database
- Orbitron, Space Grotesk, Space Mono — Google Fonts

### License

This project is freely distributed. Scientific data remains the property of their respective organizations.