Orbital Dynamics in Field of Two Planets
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This Demonstration visualizes the orbit of an object of negligibly small mass under to the gravitational influences of two static planets. The resulting orbits can show surprisingly beautiful symmetries.
Contributed by: Joshua Goldstein (April 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Published: April 13 2011
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