Orbital Dynamics of Venus (and some of those other things out there) Billy Teets, PhD Candidate Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Vanderbilt University.

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Orbital Dynamics of Venus (and some of those other things out there) Billy Teets, PhD Candidate Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Vanderbilt University

Orbital Period – 225 Days Sidereal Day – 243 Days Eccentricity – Tilt – 177° Oblateness ~ 0.00 Surface Pressure – 90 bars Average Temperature – 850 °F – 470 °C Atmospheric Composition – 97% CO 2 Orbital Dynamics Planet Characteristics Venus

Phases of Venus

Determining the Distance to Venus Using Phase

Transits of Venus

Transit Timings 122 years 8 years 105 years 8 years Orbital Resonances (Venus:Earth) 395:243 13:8 Transits of Venus

Other Orbital Resonances: Jupiter’s Moons

Other Orbital Resonances: Saturn’s Moons and Rings

Mimas& Saturn

Other Orbital Resonances: Organization of the Early Solar System

Retrograde Motion: Jupiter & Saturn

Retrograde Motion: Mars

Retrograde Motion: Epicycle &Deferent

Retrograde Motion: Heliocentric View

Lagrange Points and Trojan Asteroids

Lagrange Points: STEREO A&B Probes

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