Jupiter Atlas

Although all 4 moons are beautifully detailed and easy to navigate, I was wanting a Jupiter globe reference. How is it possible to send a sattellite to orbit the moons of the largest mass of all the planets yet have no reference of Jupiter himself? I knew Mr. Jobs got his technology from somewhere.....

Everyone can enjoy all of these atlases as works of art as well as reliable references. They are easy to use and fill the needs of astronomers of all ages. They are well worth the modest fee. It’s an investment in program improvements, and hopefully the creation of atlases for other planets.

It's great to see all the named places on each of the moons. If you ever update this I wonder if you could show flat maps of the moons. Still a good atlas.

It's a good start, though at $3 feels pricey relative to similar apps with regards to what it currently offers. In globe mode, you can rotate and zoom in on the several moons. Very little information beyond visual. It would make a huge difference if it tied in some useful info on the moons one is looking at. I find myself jumping out of the app often just to get some more info on what I'm viewing, e.g. safari to view wikipedia entry on the various moons. The app feels like a good start, but some awkwardness in the user interface features makes it feel unfinished. On the plus side, it doesn't crash, and can be entertaining for a short while. As a whole, it's exactly what it's called.... a jupiter moon atlas and nothing more.

Not all astronomers have telescopes sufficiently large to reveal details of Jupiter. Far fewer are able to resolve any detail in Jupiter's tiny moons. This well crafted app allows exploring them virtually, but misses the mark of what would be truly interesting. It is not enough to be able to laboriously change the app's time and date. To earn four stars, add a time slider, so the moons could be seen orbiting the planet. This would allow planning when to view multiple transits (several moons occulting Jupiter simultaneously), interesting events well within the grasp of many scopes. The app should also include the shadows of the moons on Jupiter, requiring a magnified view. For five stars, allow the app to predict when in the future multiple transits will occur!

Easy to navigate. It poses a big problem to its usefulness because of the small type and colors used to identify features on the maps. Zooming in does not bring the sizing of the words to a bigger and clearer view.