Render an image of a planet into an X window or file
Xplanet is similar to Xearth, where an image of the earth is rendered into an X window. All of the major planets and most satellites can be drawn. A number of different map projections are also supported, including azimuthal, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic, and rectangular.
Xplanet is similar to Xearth, where an image of the earth is rendered into an X window. All of the major planets and most satellites can be drawn. A number of different map projections are also supported, including azimuthal, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic, and rectangular.
To install xplanet, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install xplanet
To see what files were installed by xplanet, run:
port contents xplanet
To later upgrade xplanet, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade xplanet
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