Orbital Resonances Mapping (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Orbital Resonances Mapping

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In this map of overlapping orbital resonances, the regions between resonances are colored black and could allow for stable satellite orbits under optimal conditions. The light green curve connects the first point of intersection between adjacent resonances and marks a stability boundary within the three body problem.

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Billy Quarles and Gongije Li from Georgia Tech, Siegfried Eggl from UIUC and Marialis Rosario-Franco from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the University of Texas at Arlington

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