# eleanorlutz/asteroids_atlas_of_space

Code, data, and instructions for mapping orbits of asteroids in the solar system

Repository: https://github.com/eleanorlutz/asteroids_atlas_of_space
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/asteroids_atlas_of_space
Homepage: http://tabletopwhale.com/2019/06/10/the-solar-system.html
Language: Jupyter Notebook
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cartography, dataviz, astronomy, orbit
Last push: 2022-11-12T22:23:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2644, "days_push": 1390, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1307, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.031973+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source tutorial and dataset for creating a detailed map of asteroid orbits in the solar system using NASA data. It includes Python code (Jupyter Notebooks) for gathering, cleaning, and visualizing orbital data, plus design instructions for finishing the map in Illustrator and Photoshop.

## Use cases
- map asteroid orbits in the solar system
- learn scientific data visualization with Python
- download NASA asteroid orbit data for visualization
- create a poster-style astronomy infographic
- learn how to clean and merge NASA HORIZONS data
- teach a data visualization or astronomy tutorial

## When to choose
- you want to reproduce or adapt a beautiful solar system orbit map
- you're learning Python-based scientific data visualization with real NASA data
- you need a worked example of cleaning and plotting large orbital datasets

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose astronomy library or ephemeris tool
- you want an interactive or web-based map rather than a static illustration
- you need actively maintained, production-grade software - this is a one-off tutorial project

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-visualization, data-science, etl
- domain: astronomy, data-visualization, education, tutorials
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: astronomy, cartography, solar-system, nasa-data, jupyter-notebook, scientific-illustration, orbit-mapping

## Member repositories
- eleanorlutz/asteroids_atlas_of_space (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.031973+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:08.907410+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eleanorlutz/asteroids_atlas_of_space (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.031973+00:00, sha d48053bf1119)
  - homepage: http://tabletopwhale.com/2019/06/10/the-solar-system.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:42.136377+00:00, sha 083e7c738cf2)
  - site_page: http://tabletopwhale.com/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:42.145479+00:00, sha c0f8e9e4eba2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.