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http://www.ess.ucla.edu/hypermap/Vmap/top.html http://mars3.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/realtime/groupd-pds.html Shows realtime images with good contrast http://spaceart.com/solar. Links to other sites...planetary images including satellite and closeups showing cratered and non-cratered surfaces http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/moon/gal_moon_color.jpg. A good shot of the moon Venus, http://spaceart.com/solar/raw/venus/venus.gif. - doesn't show craters well due to Venus' thick atmosphere. Does show how an oceanless planet looks very different http://pds.jpt.nasa.gov/planets/gif/ven/golubnew.gif - Venus's surface www.challenger.org - Challenger Center classroom programs - Mars City CD ROM, Visit to an Ocean Planet, NASA educational product poster of Solar System, NASA educational product Solar System Lithography Set for Space Science, NASA educational product   Have you used this investigation? Do you know of other resources that would complement this investigation? Share your ideas with other teachers! Email your suggestions to Sarah Bednarz.

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