Caption: Planetary orbits and Kepler's 3 laws of planetary motion illustrated by NAAP Applet: Planetary Orbit Simulator.
To learn how to use the applet, just try out all
the buttons.
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The terms in the applet need some explanation. As needed, just click on any of the keywords given in Orbit keywords below (local link / general link: orbit_keywords.html):
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Applet link:
NAAP Applet: Planetary Orbit Simulator.
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File: Applet file:
naap_planetary_orbit_simulator.html.