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Co-orbital configuration

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Space rocks can dance together.

Lagrange very massive.svg
Lagrange very massive.svg
They move in the same path. Some stay near a big planet. Others swap places like a game. It is a fun space dance! Do you like to dance too?

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Lagrange very massive.svg
File:Epimetheus-Janus Orbit.png
Epimetheus-Janus Orbit.png
File:Animation of Epimetheus orbit - Rotating reference frame.gif
Animation of Epimetheus orbit - Rotating...
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Orbits of Cruithne and Earth.gif
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Horseshoe orbit of Cruithne from the...
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