Melaka Planetarium ( ms, 1=Planetarium Melaka), officially Melaka Planetarium Adventure Science Centre, is a

planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetarium ...

located at

Melaka International Trade Centre Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC; ms, Pusat Perdagangan Antarabangsa Melaka) is a meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions conference centre situated in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia. It was officially launched on June 2003 by M ...

business district in the town of

Ayer Keroh Ayer Keroh is a town situated in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the seat of the state government since 2006, being the home of the state secretariat building complex – Seri Negeri complex and one of a few towns which formed t ...

, in the

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n state of

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

. It was officiated by Malacca State Chief Minister

Mohd Ali Rustam Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ...

on 10 August 2009, and is the second planetarium in the state after the Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex in

Masjid Tanah Masjid Tanah (Chinese: 馬日丹那) is a town and parliamentary constituency in northwestern Malacca, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan across the Linggi River. History According to local oral folklore, Masjid Tanah was first settled by ...

. The planetarium features Islamic architecture and a landing UFO, costing MYR20 million to be built over an area of 0.7 hectares and 3 floors. It consists of four sections, which are astronomy, outer space, simulation, and physics,http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0811&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_01.htm and exhibits the magnificent cosmos, history of astronomy and astronomers and also various other attractions.

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* 2009 establishments in Malaysia Ayer Keroh Buildings and structures in Malacca Planetaria in Malaysia Tourist attractions in Malacca {{Malaysia-struct-stub

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