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The visualization shows interesting behavior at the poles. Objects seemingly spinning around the Arctic and Antarctic. Is that an artifact of rendering or do
by fludlight 9y ago
The visualization shows interesting behavior at the poles. Objects seemingly spinning around the Arctic and Antarctic. Is that an artifact of rendering or do they actually behave that way?
- nategri 9y agoAn orbit that swirls only around the poles wouldn't be a real orbit, but there are lot of real "nearly vertical" (90 deg inclination) orbits that just barely miss the poles. Taken together these objects give the impression of the swirling 'bald spots' you've noticed. Disclosure: I work for LeoLabs.
- ChrisLeoLabs 9y agoAdding to this, if you use the controls, and slow down the render speed, you will see that the objects are not circling the poles. It's just that there are many objects in high inclination orbits that pass near the poles, but comparatively few that actually pass over the poles.
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