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Life & fun · March 22, 2021

8Planets

A simple viewer for planetary orbits in our Solar System

8Planets launched on March 22, 2021 with 66 votes, #974 of 3,721 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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What it does

8Planets helps you discover how the planets aligned and move around over time so that you feel the scale of the Solar System. By giving you quick and easy access to the Solar System everywhere, 8Planets will make you feel that the Solar System is close to us.

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