Concept
Kepler's Laws
The three laws of planetary orbits.
Johannes Kepler's three laws: orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one focus, equal areas sweep in equal times, and orbital period squared is proportional to semi-major axis cubed.
Overview
Johannes Kepler's three laws: orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one focus, equal areas sweep in equal times, and orbital period squared is proportional to semi-major axis cubed.
See also
Laplace Resonance
A three-body 1:2:4 resonance, like Jupiter's moons.
Tidal Circularization
Tides smoothing out elliptical orbits.
Troposphere
Atmospheric layer, dynamical pattern, or escape process of a planetary atmosphere.
Stratosphere
Atmospheric layer, dynamical pattern, or escape process of a planetary atmosphere.
Mesosphere
Atmospheric layer, dynamical pattern, or escape process of a planetary atmosphere.
Thermosphere
Atmospheric layer, dynamical pattern, or escape process of a planetary atmosphere.