planetFacts

planetFacts - Welcome to planetFacts!
“planetFacts” has a beautiful interactive user inte

This is the version of planetFacts for iPhone / iPod Touch.

Welcome to planetFacts!
“planetFacts” has a beautiful interactive user interface that makes learning about the Solar System fun!
“planetFacts” includes tons of facts for the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
In addition to an interactive view of the Solar System, “planetFacts” features “Scale View” and “Size View” maps of the Solar System that aim to give you a better grasp and sense of the overwhelming size of our Solar System.
“planetFacts” also features a built in Dictionary that defines over 40 terms that are used throughout the application.
"planetFacts" has the following facts for the planets in our Solar System:
- Designation
- How many moons
- When discovered
- Named After
- Diameter
- Mass
- Rotation Period
- Orbital Period
- Orbital Speed
- Distance from the Sun
- Light Time
- Astronomical Units (AU)
- Apparent Magnitude
- Surface Gravity
- Escape Velocity
- Temperature
- Composition
- Atmosphere
- Pressure
- Ices
- Aphelion/Apoapsis
- Perihelion/Periapsis
- Solar Day
- Rotation Direction
- Density
Units of measure are in English or Metric.
Temperature is in Fahrenheit/Kelvin or Celsius/Kelvin
If you enjoy "planetFacts" please also consider “planetFacts Plus”. It comes with more planets, over 40 moons, the Asteroid Belt, the Scattered Disc, and more. Just search the app Store for "planetFacts Plus".

This is the iPhone / iPod Touch version of planetFacts