You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.
We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.
-
$\begingroup$ [+1] There's a cool GIF of how the STEREO pair economically got into orbits both slightly larger and smaller than 1 AU in Does the arrow in this STEREO trajectory animation point heliocentric prograde, or towards the Sun?. $\endgroup$– uhohCommented Apr 21 at 11:01
-
1$\begingroup$ @uhoh I also have a STEREO answer: space.stackexchange.com/a/56140/38535 ;) $\endgroup$– PM 2RingCommented Apr 21 at 11:04
-
$\begingroup$ Looking at the diagram, the L4 and L5 points don't look particularly stable but fortunately someone in the comment mentions that the Coriolis force helps to stabilise them. Nice work though ;_) $\endgroup$– KDPCommented Apr 21 at 11:12
-
$\begingroup$ @KDP Yes, it's a bit unintuitive why maxima in the effective potential can be stable. This answer by Qmechanic has details on the role of the Coriolis force: physics.stackexchange.com/a/363801/123208 $\endgroup$– PM 2RingCommented Apr 21 at 13:11
Add a comment
|
How to Edit
- Correct minor typos or mistakes
- Clarify meaning without changing it
- Add related resources or links
- Always respect the author’s intent
- Don’t use edits to reply to the author
How to Format
-
create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
``` -
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
``` - put returns between paragraphs
- for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
- _italic_ or **bold**
- quote by placing > at start of line
- to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a> - MathJax equations
$\sin^2 \theta$
How to Tag
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Choose one or more (up to 5) tags that will help answerers to find and interpret your question.
- complete the sentence: my question is about...
- use tags that describe things or concepts that are essential, not incidental to your question
- favor using existing popular tags
- read the descriptions that appear below the tag
If your question is primarily about a topic for which you can't find a tag:
- combine multiple words into single-words with hyphens (e.g. observational-astronomy), up to a maximum of 35 characters
- creating new tags is a privilege; if you can't yet create a tag you need, then post this question without it, then ask the community to create it for you