3. Solar Walk lets you find out more about our neighboring planets in the Universe, play around with them
selecting the speedof circulation, time, choosing a particular planet to become the center of the
Universe, watching the moons of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Urano. The 3D model in the Solar Walk
app is a precise reproduction of the real Solar system.
4. Why Solar Walk
is so good
• Breathtaking graphics • Fascinating graphics
and animation
• Educational Movie
Collection
• 3D view
• 3D TV • Detailed info for all
objects
5. Key Features
• 3D SOLAR SYSTEM enables you to navigate through space and time, observe all the planets in close-
up, learn their trajectories, inner structure, history of their exploration, points of interest and more;
• SATELLITES - real-time trajectories of the most interesting artificial Earth’s satellites;
• MOVIES - explanatory movie collection about the Earth’s phenomena;
• FLY to the PLANET: having chosen a planet from a far, tap an image of a "rocket" to fly straight to the
planet.
• GALAXY view - absolutely magical zoom out to view the whole galaxy option
• READ INFO about the planet: by tapping the "i" button you learn general info about the planet, its
name, its mass, radius, distance to the sun, internal structure with the picture and science missions.
• TIME MACHINE: click on the clock icon and date and time will be displayed. Slide your finger on the
scale and the sky will start moving accordingly. Touch year, month and time and change them
depending on what you want to see, the display will adapt accordingly to show you how planets were
aligned at that time.
• MOONS of DIFFERENT PLANETS: select a planet like Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars or Urano and
observe how many moons they have and their track around the planet. Select one of the moons and
learn.
6. New Features
Stereo 3D mode to view the
planets in motion in 3D for a
more realistic feel
7. Solar Walk Movies Collection
Solar Walk has an explanatory movies
collection about core Earth’s phenomena.
More movies will be available in upcoming
versions. :)
• Earth’s phenomena: what changes day to
night, why the Earth has different seasons,
what an equinox is and when it happens.
• Size Comparison: one-by-one comparison of
the objects in the Solar System to feel their
real sizes.
• Solar Eclipse: what causes a Solar eclipse,
when it happens.
• The Moon Phases: what a lunar phase is,
why the Moon looks different every night.
• Tidal Phenomena: what tides are, when they
happen.
• Major Circles of Latitude: what the Equator
is and the Polar circles are.
• Zodiacal Constellations: what zodiacal
constellations are and where they are
located.