🌌 3D Solar System Animation – All Planets

This project is a 3D animation of the Solar System built using Python's matplotlib and numpy.
It visualizes the orbits of all eight planets around the Sun in an interactive and animated 3D model.

Developed by Eris Dataworks, part of the Berinspa open science and technology initiative.
Licensed under the MIT License.

🎯 Features

Saves animation as GIF or MP4 (with fallback to PNG if rendering fails)
Fully open source and easy to modify

🪐 Planet Data Included

Planet	Distance (AU)	Relative Speed	Color	Size
Mercury	0.39	4.8	Gray	50
Venus	0.72	1.8	Orange	80
Earth	1.00	1.0	Blue	100
Mars	1.52	0.8	Red	60
Jupiter	5.20	0.3	Brown	400
Saturn	9.58	0.2	Gold	350
Uranus	19.22	0.1	Light Blue	200
Neptune	30.05	0.06	Dark Blue	200

Distances are in Astronomical Units (AU). Speeds are relative to Earth's orbital speed.

📦 Requirements

Install dependencies:

pip install numpy matplotlib To save as MP4, install FFmpeg:

Linux: sudo apt install ffmpeg

Windows: Download from ffmpeg.org and add it to PATH

To save as GIF, install Pillow:

🚀 Usage Run the script:

python3 3d.py The animation will be saved as:

3d-solar.gif (if Pillow is available)

3d-solar.mp4 (if FFmpeg is available)

3d-solar.png (fallback static image)

python3 mercury.py The animation will be saved as:

mercury_surface.mp4

python3 venus.py The animation will be saved as:

venus_surface.mp4

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🛠 Code Overview The SolarSystemAnimation class handles:

Axis setup and scaling

Orbit paths and planet rendering

Frame-by-frame position updates

Rotating 3D camera

Saving the animation in multiple formats

Planet data is stored in the PLANET_DATA list, making it easy to adjust colors, sizes, distances, and speeds.

............. 📜 License This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🏢 About Eris Dataworks Eris Dataworks is part of Berinspa, dedicated to:

Open source technology

Data automation and AI

Educational and scientific tools

We believe in open data and open code as foundations for innovation. ..............

🤝 Contributions We welcome contributions! You can:

Improve graphics (textures, lighting, labels)

Add moons, asteroid belts, or comet paths

Make orbits more realistic (elliptical, inclined)

Submit a Pull Request or open an Issue to discuss ideas.

📬 Contact 📧 Email: [email protected] 🧑‍💻 GitHub: github.com/eris-dataworks

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