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written by Christopher Mihos
This site, from Case Western Reserve University, is an applet that simulates the observation of Jupiter's Galilean moons.  The visitor can step through the simulation and observe the moons' positions at different times.  The applet automatically plots the distance of each moon from the planet as a function of time.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Gravity
= Kepler's Laws
- Solar System
= Jupiter
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
- Reference Material
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- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- text/html
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© 2004 Chris Mihos
Keywords:
Jupiter's moons, Kepler's Third Law, gravity, mass, orbit, period
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August 23, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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C. Mihos, (2004), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160716113657/http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/MoonsWeb/main.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
C. Mihos, Jupiter’s Moons (2004), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160716113657/http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/MoonsWeb/main.html>.
APA Format
Mihos, C. (2004). Jupiter’s Moons. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from http://web.archive.org/web/20160716113657/http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/MoonsWeb/main.html
Chicago Format
Mihos, Christopher. Jupiter’s Moons. 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20160716113657/http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/MoonsWeb/main.html (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
Mihos, Christopher. Jupiter’s Moons. 2004. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160716113657/http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/JavaLab/MoonsWeb/main.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Christopher Mihos", Title = {Jupiter’s Moons}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Year = {2004} }
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