Comparison of the Orbits (IMAGE)

Lehigh University

Comparison of the Orbits

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This is a bird's eye view comparison of the orbits of the Kepler circumbinary planets. Kepler-1647 b's orbit, shown in red, is much larger than the other planets (shown in gray). For comparison, the Earth's orbit is shown in blue.

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B. Quarles

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