On 11/10/2010 22:29, Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
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>> The other two sit at points along the orbital path of the smaller object,
>> one ahead of it, and one following it. IIRC, their positions effectively
>> form two equalateral triangles with the centres of the two bodies, and I'm
>> not quite sure I understand the physics of these two. If I try to make sense
>> of one, the other makes my head explode because it just seems wrong, so I
>> just trust that the men in the white coats know what they're talking about.
>
> Which men in the white coats?  I can think of two types... :)
>

The ones with NASA written on their uniforms.

Andrew Swallow
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