Thanks for the reply. I have been doing a little research on a few other topics as of late. Also a bit of cartography. Would anyone know of a program that I might be able to use to give some rough modeling of the solar system?
For example;
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Just noticed the double "ee" in my subject line, gods what a long day that was.
Ok, so you guys have given me some great information and I thank you all. However please understand that I am NOT a physics guy. If I understand "resonance" the ratio represents the number of orbits around the...
The Laplace orbit given for Juipter seems to be a good fit. So if give the example of using an Earth like planet and using the laplace orbit.
what would be the given characteristics of the two orbiting bodies? Such as mass, orbital distance and path of orbit?
I have taken a look over these forums and various other sites to get answers to this question. However, I want to re-frame it to get information which may be more useful. So, here it goes...
If you have an Earth size planet, where would the best placement for two moons be?
In other words I...