To: BenLurkin; brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
Thanks BenLurkin, extra to APoD. Chose this clip because I figure that someone will bring up a myth otherwise:
Since Charon is 1/12th the mass of Pluto the center of mass between the two actually lies a bit outside Plutos radius, making their little gravitational dance readily apparent. (The same effect happens with the Earth and Moon too, but since the barycenter lies 1,700 km below Earths surface its not nearly as obvious.)
17 posted on
08/08/2014 5:18:04 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
You can get real technical and explain where the barycenter of our solar system is as the planets orbit in different places at different speeds.
We’ll wait. :-I
18 posted on
08/08/2014 5:30:35 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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