The two Roche lobes of a binary system meet at one of these, and halo orbits can be established around the less stable ones.
The two Roche lobes of a binary system meet at one of these, and halo orbits can be established around the less stable ones. Despite being at local maxima of the potential, the Coriolis force keeps the fourth and fifth ones relatively stable provided that the largest mass is at 24.96 times greater than the second largest. A restricted form of the three body problem, they are often used for observatory telescopes, and Trojan asteroids orbit these points for Jupiter. For 10 points, identify these equilibrium locations where an object can stay stationary relative to larger objects.
The two Roche lobes of a binary system meet at one of these, and halo orbits can be established around the less stable ones.
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