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Title/Name Description LabelID ResourceType Location
Storm on Saturn   B7.5 Posters CSS 1203
Infrared Saturn   B1.7 Posters CSS 1203
The Planetary Society   B1.1 Posters CSS 1203
Other Worlds   B1.2 Posters CSS 1203
The Gas Giants   B1.3 Posters CSS 1203
Hubble's Universe- The Planets   B1.4 Posters CSS 1203
The Solar System   B1.5 Posters CSS 1203
Mapping the Solar System   B1.6 Posters CSS 1203
Radar Image of Venus   B3.1 Posters CSS 1203
Mars   B5.1 Posters CSS 1203
Two Faces of Mars   B5.2 Posters CSS 1203
Olympus Mons   B5.3 Posters CSS 1203
The Mars Scape   B5.4 Posters CSS 1203
An Explorer's Guide to Mars   B5.5 Posters CSS 1203
Voyager 1 Jupiter Flyby   B6.1 Posters CSS 1203
Jupiter with Ganymede   B6.2 Posters CSS 1203
Jupiter with Four Moons   B6.3 Posters CSS 1203
Jupiter   B6.4 Posters CSS 1203
Saturn   B7.1 Posters CSS 1203
Saturn with Six Moons   B7.2 Posters CSS 1203
Saturn, A Final Look Back   B7.3 Posters CSS 1203
Saturn with Three Moons   B7.4 Posters CSS 1203
Triton, Moon of Neptune   B8.1 Posters CSS 1203
Neptune   B8.2 Posters CSS 1203
Comet Halley from Lowell 1910   B9.3 Posters CSS 1203
Mars Panorama Mars Pathfinder Panorama from Sky and Telescope B5.6 Posters CSS 1203
Mars globes 2 - one large, one small   Demonstrations CSS 1203
Venus globe     Demonstrations CSS 1203
The Solar System Kept in the cabinet - collection of general solar system slides B Slide Sets CSS 1110
Mercury, Venus in cabinet C Slide Sets CSS 1110
Mars in cabinet D Slide Sets CSS 1110
Jupiter in cabinet E Slide Sets CSS 1110
Saturn in cabinet F Slide Sets CSS 1110
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto in cabinet G Slide Sets CSS 1110
The Planetary System   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Venus Unveiled: The Magellan Images   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Worlds in Comparison   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Portraits of Planets   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Voyager 2 at Neptune   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Voyager 2 at Triton   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Voyager 2 at Uranus   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Galileo at Jupiter   Binder: Solar System 2 Slide Sets CSS 1110
Heaven & Hell Cosmos series 1980
Comparison of Earth and Venus with discussion of the fragile nature of Earth's biosphere.
A08 Videos CSS 1112
Blues for a Red Planet Cosmos 1980
Focuses on the discoveries made by the Viking missions to Mars
A09 Videos CSS 1112
Quest for Planet Mars Space Age Series 1992
Discusses past Mars exploration and future possibilities
A14 Videos CSS 1112
Voyager:Mission to Jupiter and Saturn ASP produced video of Voyager images C01 Videos CSS 1112
Flying by the Planets ASP produced video of Voyager images C03 Videos CSS 1112
Uranus: I Will See Such Things/Miranda the Movie ASP produced video of Voyager images C06 Videos CSS 1112
The Planets Overview of the planets in the Solar System and their moons. Hosted by Patrick Stewart. C08 Videos CSS 1112
Life on Mars Images of Mars from NASA & JPL, discussion of NASA's announcement of life on Mars; past/present/future of humans and the red planet. C09 Videos CSS 1112
Mars: Past, Present, Future An examination of what we know about the planet Mars and what we would like to find out C21 Videos CSS 1112
Voyage to the Planets Collection of images of the planets   Software CSS 1112
Pathfinder and the Best of Mars Collection of images from the Pathfinder mission. Also includes pictures from Viking and video clips.   Software CSS 1112
Exploring Our Solar System This is an introduction to the Solar System, with tours of the planets, asteroids, and comets. Interesting emphasis on planetary geological processes, including volcanism, tectonics, wind, and others. This program does not work correctly without installing, which requires eight megabytes for complete installation or four megabytes for necessary files to be installed. QuickTime movie viewer (contained on the CD) must be installed to use some features.   Software CSS 1112
Visions of Mars A CD-ROM was recently sent to the planet Mars carrying detailed information about present-day Earth and technology. Intended for future colonists of Mars to view and read, the contents of the CD were duplicated into this computer software. Can be run from CD without installing.   Software CSS 1112
Mars: Past, Present, Future This CD-Rom comes with companion videos exploring the different stages of Matian exploration. The CD explores the historyof human interest in Mars. Various Martion missions are featured, including Mariner, Viking, Pathfinder and Global Surveyor. There is information about the planet's geology and future plans for Mars Exploration.   Software CSS 1112
Dance of the Planets     Software CSS 1112
Explore the Planets This is an introduction to Solar System, with tours of the planets, asteroids, and comets. Interesting emphasis on planetary geological processes, including volcanism, tectonics, wind, and others. This program does not work correctly without installing, which requires either 8 mb for full installation or 4mb for partial. Quick Time movie viewer must be installed for some features to work.   Software CSS 1112
Nine Worlds Interactive program concentrating on the nine planets of the Solar System, including the Moon and Sun. Detailed information and graphics of each planet, with orbits, moons, and composition explained. This program has links to many Internet sites and is recommended to be used with an Internet connection. Must be installed.   Software CSS 1112
The New Solar System   J01 Education Book Collection CSS 1112
Integrated Strategy for the Planetary Sciences   J02 Education Book Collection CSS 1112


Last Updated: Thursday October 04, 2007 by Elizabeth Warner
University of Maryland UM Astronomy Department
CMPS
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