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Fork of Solar System

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Last edited Jan 23, 2024

Created on Jan 23, 2024

This animated visualization presents the planets of the solar system as scaled circles, with relative sizes accurate but distances compressed for display convenience. Planet diameters, solar radii, and orbital data come from Wikipedia's list of gravitationally rounded objects. Each body uses a custom SVG radial gradient to simulate a shaded, three-dimensional appearance, including the Sun and Pluto. The d3 selection and transition APIs handle the animation, while a starfield background is generated procedurally with random placement that avoids overlapping the planets. Planet labels are positioned dynamically based on each body’s calculated radius.

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A visualization of the solar system. Relative sizes to scale, distances not to scale.

Data from Wikipedia: List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System.

Challenge

Option A: Use this template to visualize the relative size of various numbers.
Option B: Add SVG Gradients to make the planets look more planet-like

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