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Orbital resonance

space Maturity 11-13

Space rocks can pull on each other.

TheLaplaceResonance2.png
TheLaplaceResonance2.png
This pull happens in a rhythm. It is like pushing a child on a swing. This can keep moons in place. It can also move things away. Do you see the dance in space?

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File:Galilean moon Laplace resonance animation 2.gif
Galilean moon Laplace resonance animation 2.gif
File:TheKuiperBelt 75AU All.svg
TheKuiperBelt 75AU All.svg
File:Kirkwood Gaps.svg
Kirkwood Gaps.svg
File:PIA10452 - Saturn A ring spiral density waves.jpg
PIA10452 - Saturn A ring spiral density waves.jpg
File:PIA17173 Titan resonances in Saturn's C ring.jpg
PIA17173 Titan resonances in Saturn's C ring.jpg
File:Haumea.GIF
Haumea.GIF
File:TheLaplaceResonance2.png
TheLaplaceResonance2.png
File:Naiad-Thalassa 73-69 orbital resonance.jpg
Naiad-Thalassa 73-69 orbital resonance.jpg
File:Resonant planetary system.gif
Resonant planetary system.gif
File:PallasJupiter.GIF
PallasJupiter.GIF
File:Venus pentagram.png
Venus pentagram.png
File:Moons of Pluto.png
Moons of Pluto.png
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