DEEP APPROACH

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Mercury · 0.4 AU

scorched world

Day side reaches 430°C. The first outpost on our long voyage.

Venus · 0.7 AU

acid clouds

Thick CO₂, surface hot enough to melt lead. Runaway greenhouse.

Earth · 1 AU

pale blue dot

Our home. We'll return later for a much closer look.

Mars · 1.5 AU

red planet

Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris. Two tiny moons: Phobos & Deimos.

Jupiter · 5.2 AU

king of giants

79 moons, great red spot, immense magnetic field.

Saturn · 9.5 AU

lord of the rings

Icy rings, 82 moons. Titan, Enceladus — possible oceans.

Uranus · 19.8 AU

ice giant

Rotates on its side, 27 moons, cold methane.

Neptune · 30 AU

the windiest

Supersonic winds, dark spot, 14 moons. Triton orbits backwards.

Earth's Moon

lunar

Tidally locked, ancient craters. Next: final approach to Earth.

Earth · home · final zoom

BLUE MARBLE

You've scrolled past all worlds. Now approach our living planet — the camera will zoom closer and closer as you continue.

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