To: martin_fierro; SunkenCiv
I get L1, 4, and 5, but L2 and L3 I never understood.
12 posted on
08/30/2010 5:21:57 AM PDT by
NucSubs
To: NucSubs
14 posted on
08/30/2010 3:47:41 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: NucSubs
L2 & L3 work because orbital velocity decreases as a function of increasing distance from the central object. However, at those points, there is a small additional tug from the secondary object, which effectively “drags” a small, tertiary orbiting body along with the secondary body.
17 posted on
09/15/2010 4:00:43 PM PDT by
MikeD
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