Exploring the Solar System

The planets and their moons

The graphic below shows the known planets of the Solar System and their main satellites (radius > 500km). Their sizes are proportional, except for the smallest objects (r ~ 500 km).

Source : NASA

MercuryVenusEarthMarsCeresJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoErisHaumeaMakemakeMoonPhobosDeimosIoEuropaGanymedeCallistoTitanIapetusRheaDioneTethysOberonTitaniaArielUmbrielTritonCharonDysnomiaNamakaHi'iaka

Where probes and landers have landed

Hi-resolution images from NASA were projected on the globes below. The places where landers or probes have reached the surface (by landing or crashing...) are represented by dots.

The globes can be rotated by dragging them.

Sources : NASA for landing coordinates, and for the maps of Venus, Mars, and the Moon.

MarsViking 1Viking 2Mars 2Mars 3Mars 6Mars PathfinderSpiritOpportunityPhoenix Mars LanderCuriosity
VenusPioneer Large ProbePioneer North ProbePioneer Day ProbePioneer Night ProbeVenera 4Venera 5Venera 6Venera 7Venera 8Venera 9Venera 10Venera 11Venera 12Venera 13Venera 14
MoonApollo 11Apollo 12Apollo 14Apollo 15Apollo 16Apollo 17