L4, L5 Gravity Wells

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Thread: L4, L5 Gravity Wells

# 15575 byCharles Radley on Aug. 18, 2001, 5:58 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

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My own guess would be the effect of movement as each piece of the chaff
bounces against the other pieces. I would think that a single
reflective sphere at each point would be sufficient.
Chad
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Hi Chad,

The chaff pieces would not recontact each other, they would disperse and
separate from each other. The separation increases with time. The
L-4/5 orbits are so large they would not collide.