The atlas · Down through the planet

Space environment

The Sun, the solar wind and the shield around us.

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The solar windThe Sun, our starSpace weatherOrbital cyclesMeteoritesImpact cratersThe MoonThe magnetosphereWhy we have seasonsThe northern and southern lightsThe radiation beltsTides
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The Sun and its wind

  1. The Sun, our starLesson · outline
  2. The solar windLesson · outline
  3. Space weatherLesson · outline

The Earth’s shield

  1. The magnetosphereLesson · outline
  2. The northern and southern lightsEncyclopaedia · outline
  3. The radiation beltsEncyclopaedia · outline

The Moon and the orbit

  1. The MoonLesson · outline
  2. TidesLesson · outline
  3. Why we have seasonsLesson · outline
  4. Orbital cyclesLesson · outline

Visitors from space

  1. MeteoritesEncyclopaedia · outline
  2. Impact cratersExplorer · outline