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Kepler's Law - Illustration

by

S.Beaucourt/Novapix

Reference

a-sys01-10002

Date

2010-03-17

Second Kepler's law, the line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. The planet moves faster near the Sun, so the same area is swept out in a given time as at larger distances, where the planet moves more slowly.