lunar and PlanetARy

Explore lunar and planetary science in augmented reality

This free educational app transports students, teachers, scientists, and anyone who wants to journey through space on an interactive tour of the asteroid belt, the Moon, Mars, Saturn, Pluto, and Europa. Download the Lunar and Planetary Institute’s augmented reality (AR) space science experience on your Android device.

Launch the app, point your camera at an interactive poster and immerse yourself in the virtual world of space through your mobile device touch screen. Interactive posters may be displayed at your event and are available to view, download, and print below.

Asteroids

Take an interactive tour of one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt. Explore the mountain, Ahuna Mons, and other surface features. Examine a meteorite, and separate it into segments to inspect its internal structure.

Source image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Ceres data for 3D model: NASA/UCLA/LPI
Meteorite interior CT scan data: LPI/Cyrena Goodrich
Vesta 3D model: Richard Kim
Ceres icon image source by: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA

Poster Size Printable (24" x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")

Europa

Explore the icy shell of Jupiter's moon — Europa. Interact with a 3D model of the surface of this ocean world and explore its high resolution terrains.

Source image: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
Europa visual data: NASA/JPL/LPI

Poster Size Printable (24"x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")

Mars

Escape to the Red Planet and interact with a 3D model of Mars. Observe the transition from a wet planet early in its history to the dry world we see today. View locations of past landing sites and the top three targets for the Mars 2020 rover.

Source image: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)
Mars visual data: Caltech/JPL/USGS
Simulation of a wet Mars: LPI/MAVEN

Poster Size Printable (24"x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")

Moon

Discover surface features of Earth’s nearest neighbor by interacting with a 3D model of the Moon. View the Apollo 11 command module up close from the inside and out.

Source image: NASA Apollo 11 Command Module based on data from: the Smithsonian Institute — Apollo 11 Command Module
Moon visual data: NASA/GSFC/LRO
Space Exploration Vehicle 3D model: NASA LaRC Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA Studios

Poster Size Printable (24"x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")

Pluto

Experience Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in immersive augmented reality. Step onto Pluto’s surface and take in the spectacular views of the al-Idrisi mountains and Elliot crater.

Source image: NASA Apollo 11 Command Module based on data from: the Smithsonian Institute — source image: NASA/SWrI/LPI
Pluto data and modeling: NASA/SWrI/LPI

Poster Size Printable (24"x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")

Saturn

Take a virtual journey to Saturn and its seven largest moons with 3D visualizations, featuring Dione, Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys, and Titan.

Source image: Stefan Payne-Wardenaar — The Solar System song
Saturn visual data: solarsystemscope.com
Saturnian moons visual data: NASA/JPL/LPI

Poster Size Printable (24"x 36")
Letter Size Printable (7" x 10.5")