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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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In celestial mechanics, the {{w|Lagrange point}}s are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the influence of two massive orbiting bodies. Or in simpler terms, positions in space where objects can float motionless relative to the defining bodies. | In celestial mechanics, the {{w|Lagrange point}}s are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the influence of two massive orbiting bodies. Or in simpler terms, positions in space where objects can float motionless relative to the defining bodies. | ||
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:Grey on white diagram of the Earth orbiting the Sun, not to scale. Earth is depicted as a circle with pale grey continents on darker grey seas, and shows a view from above the North Pole without any Arctic ice. The sun is drawn surrounded by radially symmetrical exaggerated wave pattern. | :Grey on white diagram of the Earth orbiting the Sun, not to scale. Earth is depicted as a circle with pale grey continents on darker grey seas, and shows a view from above the North Pole without any Arctic ice. The sun is drawn surrounded by radially symmetrical exaggerated wave pattern. | ||
:Also in grey, approximate locations of Lagrange points 1 to 5 are marked with dots and labels: "L<sub>1</sub>" "L<sub>2</sub>" "L<sub>3</sub>" "L<sub>4</sub>" "L<sub>5</sub>". | :Also in grey, approximate locations of Lagrange points 1 to 5 are marked with dots and labels: "L<sub>1</sub>" "L<sub>2</sub>" "L<sub>3</sub>" "L<sub>4</sub>" "L<sub>5</sub>". |