My Solar System

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Author:

Dubson, Michael, Gratny, Mindy, Harlow, Danielle

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Grade Sub-Level:

High School, Community College - Lower Division

Abstract:

Build your own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet. With this orbit simulator, you can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then see them orbit each other.

Languages:

English, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Interactive

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado