For the same reason that a satellite in free fall is still subject to gravitational forces, so do objects in Lagrange points. These points represent areas where the centrifugal forces compensate for gravity from two objects instead of one for a regular satellite. The only way to be free from gravitation is infinite distance from mass, until someone actually invents the famous gravitational shield :-) I hope it comes in spray form...
Didier Neville Michie wrote: > Look up Lagrangian points on Wikipedia. > There are points of zero gravitational force, about our planet. What > is more, these points are stationary with respect to Earth, so > Doppler effects would be zero. > As the distance from Sun to Earth to Moon varies through the year it > follows that the distance from Earth of these points must vary on a > small scale. > These points are good for satelites as the orbit never decays. > cheers, Neville Michie > > >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
