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Xplanet - Draws the earth or other planets

Xplanet is similar to xearth, but draws the earth or another planet with user-supplied maps. It renders the image in the root window or an X window. Azimuthal, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic, and rectangular projections can be drawn, and clouds can be optionally overlaid.

Xplanet can read and write GIF, JPEG, PNG, PNM, and TIFF image file formats. The home page includes links to planetary, solar system, and cloud maps. The source code is available with or without a day and night map of the earth.



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://xplanet.sourceforge.net
Source tarball http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/xplanet/xplanet-1.0.8.tar.gz
Source informationhttp://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2970
Version 1.0.8 (stable) released on 2004-05-24
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation
User README included
Support contacts

Help List<hari@alumni.caltech.edu>
Developer List<xplanet-development@lists.sourceforge.net> http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=2970
Bug List<hari@alumni.caltech.edu>

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers
Contributors
  • See the CREDITS file in the distribution for a complete list

Related information

Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC++
Source prerequisitesAt least one of the GIF, JPEG, PNG, PNM, or TIFF libraries.
Weak prerequisitesFreeType library, OpenGL or Mesa, GLUT
Related programsHitchhiker 2000, Kstars, GNUSkies, Sunclock, Celestia, Light Speed!, Space Chart

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-12-21
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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