12.400 | Spring 2006 | Undergraduate

The Solar System

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Description:

The javelin event at the Interplanetary Olympics. Under what conditions could a javelin circle the planet and hit you in the back? (Image by MIT OCW.)

Alt text:
Drawing of someone throwing a javelin around a planet.
Caption:
The javelin event at the Interplanetary Olympics. Under what conditions could a javelin circle the planet and hit you in the back? (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Drawing of someone throwing a javelin around a planet.

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Spring 2006
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