Earth-Sun Lagrange Points
Lagrange points are places in space where the gravitational forces of two massive bodies, such as the Sun and a planet, balance out, making it easier for a low-mass object (such as a spacecraft or an asteroid) to orbit there. This diagram shows the five Lagrange points for the Earth-Sun system. (The size of Earth and the distances in the illustration are not to scale.)
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva
Acknowledgment: M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)
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Id: | noirlab2205b |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | Feb. 1, 2022, 9 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2205 |
Size: | 21249 x 11916 px |
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