Can you buy globes of other planets?
by Mark Jeffery, globemaker at goodwoodglobes
We knew the geography of the Earth long before we knew anything about the other planets beyond their paths across the sky. Now that our spacecraft have sent back detailed images of each of the other planets, however, globemakers have turned their attention to making globes of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus, not to mention a few of the smaller objects in the solar system.
Here are some of the best planetary globes you can buy from around the world.
Mars globes – Greaves & Thomas
Greaves & Thomas make a variety of Mars globes, including one that represents the planet’s two moons, Diemos and Phobos, supported on metal rods either side of the globe.
They also offer colourful globes of Venus and Jupiter.
Prices: £135 – £175 (around $180 – $230)
No 501 – The Mars – Cosmic Globes
This 12-inch handmade Mars globe from Cosmic Globes is available with placenames in either Greek or English.
Price: €170 (around $200)
Mars and its Canals – Planetenkugel Manufaktur
Over 100 years ago, the American astronomer Percival Lowell was convinced that he saw canals on the planet Mars.
In honour of his misplaced conviction, Planetenkugel Manufaktur, based in Mannheim, Germany, offers handmade Martian globes based on Lowell’s historical map.
Prices: on request
Planetary MOVA Globes
MOVA make truly innovative globes that spin magically under solar power. Not stopping at terrestrial globes, they’ve spun off globes of other planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune. Uranus, sadly, is missing, but MOVA make up for it with globes of other spherical bodies in the solar system: the dwarf planet Pluto, Saturn’s largest moon Titan and the asteriod Vesta.
Prices: $125 – $340
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