Keyboard controls are active as soon as the viewer loads. Shift switches WASD from orbiting to panning and makes frame stepping larger.
W / A / S / D
Orbit around the current anchor point.
Shift + W / A / S / D
Pan in camera-relative space while keeping the current view direction.
R / F
Move up and down along the z-up axis.
Q / E
Zoom out and in toward the current anchor point.
Left / Right
Step the time slider backward or forward.
Shift + Left / Right
Jump five time steps backward or forward.
1 - 9
Toggle the first nine legend items in the current group.
Shift + 1 - 9
Solo the corresponding legend item.
Space
Play or pause the animation.
L / C
Toggle lasso mode or click selection.
V
Activate View from Earth.
O
Toggle automatic orbit around the current anchor point.
?
Open this keyboard help panel.
Esc
Close help or clear the current selection.