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Comments on Puzzle #16364: Astronomy Vocabulary 4: Lagrange Points
By Brian Bellis (mootpoint)

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Puzzle Description:

The five stable orbits that can be used to "park" a space craft. Gravity due to sun (red) and planet (blue) cancel out the centripetal force so that the craft orbits with the same period as the planet.

#1: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 13, 2011 [SPOILER]

I had to make L1 green to avoid multiple solutions.
#2: Teresa K (fasstar) on Nov 14, 2011
That is so interesting!
#3: Levi Ross (rhodyboy888) on Nov 14, 2011
I believe ZZ Top did a song about this.
#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Nov 14, 2011 [SPOILER]
She's got Lagranges!
She knows how to use them.

Oh, wait. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU
#5: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 14, 2011
Nice link. I'm listening to it right now.

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