Which satellite is attracted by the Sun more than by its planet? How does this fact affect the satellite’s motion in the heliocentric
September 22, 2020 | Education
| Which satellite is attracted by the Sun more than by its planet? How does this fact affect the satellite’s motion in the heliocentric coordinate system?
Such a satellite is the only one in the solar system. This is the moon. The moon’s orbit in the heliocentric coordinate system is close to an ellipse. At all its points, the orbit is concave towards the Sun.
