Orbit Published by Aaron Golden Age Group: Age 8 and Up Type: Science License: free

ORBIT shows the effects of gravity on bodies in space. It comes with a file of examples and the source is included. Open one of about 20 orbital system simulations - e.g. Binary with Moons or Escape Velocity - and Click Run to see how they move around each other.

Motion of each body can be tracked and you can introduce a random body to see how that affects the system. Use this to improve your understanding of how gravity affects the orbit of planetary bodies.

Ages 10 up

Download Details

Requires:
Color Mac, Sys 7.5+

Filename: orbit-134.hqx

Filesize: 128 k

Download Sites:

Educational : http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/

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