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November 2nd, 2001, 07:52 AM
Does the world need another 'encyclopedia of the solar system?'
I think it does. I think we could offer some really useful content that would blow away the other sites. We've have a great partnership with Bill Arnet 9planets (http://nineplanets.org/nineplanets/) , and maybe he'd be amenable to us providing updates to his pages.
What I'd propose, for starters, is the best (most complete) reference data on the solar system. Second, there could be interactive 3-D visualizations (I've done a few of these (http://guymcarthur.com/projects/vrml/) probably requiring a plugin, but possible as Java applets. And there would be good text on the planet's geological history, etc (seds has a few alums with planetary science degrees, myself included [minor], or we could get some notes from the experts themselves).
Anyways, using our skills and connections I really don't think this would take that long to put together. It would be highly visible, useful to a lot of people (not just schoolkids), and really be effective at inspiring space interest.
I have a hand-drawn mockup which I can scan or re-draw in Gimp and post here if people are interested.
I think it does. I think we could offer some really useful content that would blow away the other sites. We've have a great partnership with Bill Arnet 9planets (http://nineplanets.org/nineplanets/) , and maybe he'd be amenable to us providing updates to his pages.
What I'd propose, for starters, is the best (most complete) reference data on the solar system. Second, there could be interactive 3-D visualizations (I've done a few of these (http://guymcarthur.com/projects/vrml/) probably requiring a plugin, but possible as Java applets. And there would be good text on the planet's geological history, etc (seds has a few alums with planetary science degrees, myself included [minor], or we could get some notes from the experts themselves).
Anyways, using our skills and connections I really don't think this would take that long to put together. It would be highly visible, useful to a lot of people (not just schoolkids), and really be effective at inspiring space interest.
I have a hand-drawn mockup which I can scan or re-draw in Gimp and post here if people are interested.