NASA 3d new worlds atlas

[Andrew Boulton]

http://planetquest1.jpl.nasa.gov/atlas/atlas_index.cfm

 

[TKalbfus]

Neat! Lots of places to refuel your scout ship from.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Pity the nearest GG is J3 away (Epsilon Eridani, 10.4ly).

 

[Malenfant]

Sweet! I needed something like that for my near star list!

 

[TKalbfus]

I wonder could a map like this be used for Traveller? Not this map per se, but a map containing stars and planets for Traveller. You have a map that you can rotate like JPLs map, but when you click on a star you get Traveller planets in their orbits. Click on the planets and you get the UPP with interpretation plua a few other facts such as surface gravity, day length, and perhaps moons orbiting the planet. A product like this would be great.

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

(Mind Blown By the Unadlterated Coolness of This)

Pretty wild... some of those planets are really cruising! I am constantly amazed by the advances in astronomy only in the past few years... certainly a far jump from the old days! Wow!