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Kepler’s Law of Equal Areas
1. What does Kepler’s law of equal areas describe?
2. Why does Halley’s comet take the same amount of time to move through a
large area of space near the sun and a small area of space far from the sun?
3. During which phase of its orbit, as shown in the diagram, does Halley’s comet
cover the greatest distance in 2,313 days?
4. On its return trip toward the sun, in which sector of its orbit would Halley’s
comet cover the same distance as shown in the top, right of the diagram?
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Holt McDougal Earth Science
Planets of the Solar System
Planets of the Solar System
Kepler’s Law of Equal Areas
2,313 days
2,313 days
Sun
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Halley's comet
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