Suppose that two small masses move around the Sun in the same elongated orbit, but that one is slightly ahead of the other.
November 10, 2020 | Education
| Suppose that two small masses move around the Sun in the same elongated orbit, but that one is slightly ahead of the other. How will their mutual distance change with a change in their position in orbit? Does this provide a hint of an explanation for the size changes of cometary heads?
From aphelion to perihelion, the distance between particles will grow, and vice versa.
