The Solar System dock

Venue

Main building – Level 1

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Accessible to people with disabilities

e often imagine that the Solar System is made up of eight planets that revolve around the sun, which is true, but it's also much more. From this dock, embark on a journey across the expanse of the Solar System. Dive into the clouds and the moon of Saturn: Titan, discover celestial bodies and understand the waltz of comets.

Objective Moon

The Apollo missions explored lunar features, walk through the exhibit to learn more. And take a break to admire up close an authentic piece of the Moon brought back by the astronauts of the Apollo 15 mission.

Mars in rock and gas

Head to the section devoted to the red planet to enter the mysterious realm of Mars. Was there life on Mars? That is what the current missions of the Perseverance and Zhurong rovers are trying to answer .

A treasure from afar : the Mars stone

Discover a stone with an unusual destiny: the Mars stone.
This rock was expelled from Mars by an asteroid impact and ended up on Earth as a meteorite.
Cité de l’Espace then entrusted it to Thomas Pesquet for his first mission aboard the ISS (Proxima from November 2016 to June 2017). He brought it back to us for display. In addition, a piece of this rock was placed on NASA ‘s Perseverance rover and thus returned to its home planet. We’re not exaggerating when we talk about an unusual fate!

BUT WHY ARE WE EXPLORING THE SOLAR SYSTEM?

We seek to understand, among other things, how life could have appeared on Earth. The objective is also to determine if it could have appeared elsewhere to finally define if we are alone in the universe.

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The News Corner

Exhibitions

With the appearance of a control centre, the News Corner connects you directly with the daily life of the International Space Station (ISS).

The Observatory

Exhibitions

Under a starry vault, take a new look at the Universe and explore the sky above our heads. If you enjoy astronomy, the observatory is an essential place.

The Weather Centre

Exhibitions

What will the weather be like tomorrow and in the coming days? A simple question which has also mobilised space since the first weather satellite in 1959 (the American Vanguard 2).

Spaceship Earth

Exhibitions

What is the favourite destination of spacecraft? Mars or the Moon? In fact, it is the Earth, or more exactly the Earth's orbit! But what do we mean by spacecraft? Well , we are talking about satellites in particular.

The Launch Centre

Exhibitions

3, 2, 1, 0, blast off! With the Launch Centre, watch rockets take off from several space centres, understand how a satellite is placed in orbit or admire a real Vulcain engine of Ariane 5.

Moon – Episode II, Here We Go Again!

Exhibitions

Fifty years after the Apollo feat and our first steps on the Moon, our natural satellite, Mankind has decided to return there. But this time the challenge is even crazier since it is a question of settling there. And that changes everything!

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