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Universe Sandbox

Universe Sandbox is a physics-based space simulator that allows you to create, destroy, and interact on an unimaginable scale. It merges real-time gravity, climate, collision, and material interactions to reveal the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet.

Features

  • Pulse: Visualizes energy or shockwave propagation from collisions or explosions.
  • Material: Manages the distribution and interaction of different materials on celestial bodies.
  • Fireworks: Simulates colorful particle effects for aesthetic or celebratory displays.
  • Transform: Adjusts the position, scale, or velocity of objects in the simulation.
  • Planetscaping: Modifies the surface features of planets, such as terrain and water levels.
  • Laser: Directs energy beams to heat, deform, or interact with objects.
  • Explode: Simulates explosions by dispersing an object’s mass and energy into space.
  • Force: Applies directional forces to objects, influencing their movement and trajectory.

Multiple Data View

  • Aerial: Provides a top-down perspective to observe surface features and dynamics.
  • Temperature: Displays heat distribution across objects or environments.
  • Elevation: Highlights surface height variations relative to a reference point.
  • Gas Pressure: Visualizes atmospheric pressure levels on celestial bodies.
  • Liquid Depth: Shows the depth of liquid bodies like oceans or lakes.
  • Ice Thickness: Illustrates the thickness of ice layers covering a surface.

Overview

  • Mass: The total amount of matter in an object.
  • Radius: The distance from the center to the surface of an object.
  • Density: The mass per unit volume of an object.
  • Average Temperature: The mean surface temperature of an object.
  • Speed: The rate of motion of an object in space.
  • Rotation Period: The time taken for an object to complete one rotation.
  • Orbital Period: The time taken for an object to complete one orbit.
  • Age: The estimated time since the object's formation.

Motion

  • Distance: The separation between two objects or points.
  • Speed: The rate of motion of an object.
  • Orbital Period: The time an object takes to orbit another.
  • Semi Major Axis: The longest radius of an elliptical orbit.
  • Pericenter Distance: The closest distance in an orbit to the central body.
  • Apocenter Distance: The farthest distance in an orbit to the central body.
  • Eccentricity: A measure of the orbit's deviation from a circle.
  • Inclination: The tilt of an orbit relative to a reference plane.
  • Argument of Pericenter: The angle from the ascending node to the pericenter.
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: The angle from a reference direction to the ascending node.
  • True Anomaly: The angle between the pericenter and the current position.
  • Mean Anomaly: The fraction of an orbit's period that has elapsed since pericenter.
  • Obliquity: The tilt of an object's rotational axis.
  • Argument of Obliquity: The angle describing the orientation of the tilt.
  • Yaw: The rotation of an object around its vertical axis.
  • Rotation Period: The time taken for an object to complete one rotation.
  • Tangential Speed at Equator: The linear speed at the equator due to rotation.

Surface

  • Avg Temperature: The average temperature of the surface.
  • Min Temperature: The lowest temperature recorded on the surface.
  • Max Temperature: The highest temperature recorded on the surface.
  • Elevation Span: The range of elevations from lowest to highest point.
  • Silicate: The proportion of silicate material on the surface.
  • Iron: The proportion of iron material on the surface.
  • Water: The proportion of water on the surface.
  • Nitrogen: The proportion of nitrogen present on the surface.
  • Oxygen: The proportion of oxygen present on the surface.
  • Argon: The proportion of argon present on the surface.
  • Carbon Dioxide: The proportion of carbon dioxide present on the surface.
  • Sea Level: The average level of the planet's ocean surface.
  • Total Material Mass: The total mass of all surface materials.
  • Surface Heat Capacity: The heat capacity of the surface materials.
  • Average Albedo: The proportion of light reflected by the surface.
  • Atmosphere Mass: The total mass of the atmosphere.
  • Surface Pressure: The atmospheric pressure at the surface.
  • Atmospheric Density: The density of the atmosphere.
  • Infrared Emission: The infrared radiation emitted by the surface.
  • Number of Atmosphere Layers: The total number of distinguishable atmospheric layers.
  • Surface Temperature: The temperature at the surface.
  • Sea Level Temperature: The temperature at the planet's sea level.
  • Elevation: The height above a reference point on the surface.
  • Displacement: The change in position on the surface.
  • Longitude: The east-west coordinate on the surface.
  • Latitude: The north-south coordinate on the surface.

Composition

  • Mass: The total amount of matter in an object.
  • Radius: The distance from the center to the surface of an object.
  • Density: The mass per unit volume of an object.
  • Volume: The total space occupied by an object.
  • Surface Gravity: The gravitational acceleration at the surface.
  • Escape Velocity: The minimum speed needed to escape an object's gravity.
  • Age: The estimated time since the object's formation.
  • Magnetosphere Size: The extent of the magnetic field surrounding the object.
  • Magnetosphere Field Strength: The strength of the magnetic field.
  • Magnetic Pole Angle: The angle of the magnetic pole relative to the axis of rotation.