Ben's Scale Models of Planetary Systems MARS by BenMargolis

3D Models • posted on Mar 24, 2013 • 506 downloads

Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, Linux

License: This is licensed for commercial or non-commercial use.

Product Notes

Whenever you render a planet, all you need is a sphere. But if you want to render a planet and moon, then you need two spheres, and you have to make them different sizes, set them some distance apart and tilt them at some angle. It takes no more effort (other than a Google search) to make them the right sizes, set them the right distance apart and tilt them at the right angles. Includes actual 3d geometry of Phobos and Deimos! The moons of Mars are well known not to be round, but rather potato shaped. And after extensive searching on the Internets I was able to find these obj files (if only I could remember where that was). Plus: This one comes pre-animated! It includes a one-minute sequence of the main camera flying past both moons and into the orbit of Mars. Although maybe not orbit, I did some math, and it seems the camera is moving (in scale) at about 666,666 meters per second. So its whipping past Mars at high speed. You should be slowing to a relative stop to orbit.