PyTectonics is no longer maintained. There is a replacement, which you can see here: davidson16807.github.io/tectonics.js.

Features

  • Interactive 3d display using colors from satellite imagery
  • Realistic plate motion based around Euler poles
  • Realistic collisions conserving angular momentum
  • Island arc formation
  • Continental orogenesis
  • Isostacy

Project Samples

pyTectonics Screenshot 1 pyTectonics Screenshot 2 pyTectonics Screenshot 3 A world following 1 billion years of simulation. New! Topographic height maps pyTectonics Screenshot 6

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Categories

Earth Sciences

License

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License V2.0

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Languages

English

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users

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Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Earth Sciences Software

Registered

2012-10-10
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