atomic1URLhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/192360Orbits of Jupiter MoonsenStudents use a series of 31 images of Jupiter’s 4 Galilean moons to find their orbit
periods and orbit radii. They compare their results with known data for those moons.
Finally they test various mathematical expressions to find a “constant” relationship
between orbit period (T) and orbit radius (R) to arrive at Kepler
’s 3rd Law.jupiter moonsorbit keplerfinal1.0author2013-04-02University of California at Berkeleypublisher2013-04-02Rosa DoranenLOM v1.0creator2013-04-02Rosa Doranvalidatorbrowseranyosanytext/htmlhttp://portal.discoverthecosmos.eu/node/192360nonoactivemediumvery easyGuided Research2 didactic hours12-1515-18DisciplineAstronomy: PlanetsAstronomy: Rotation curve