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2007-02-05T15:12:14Z EnEdC 489x419 (63271 Bytes) also move L4, L5 out
2006-06-29T00:37:13Z EnEdC 489x419 (63290 Bytes) Moved L3 left slightly.
2006-03-31T17:53:47Z Mlm42 479x419 (49888 Bytes) A contour plot of the effective potential of a two-body system. It clearly shows the 5-lagrange points.
Effective potential contour map (not to scale) of Sun-Earth system: L1, L2, L3 are unstable saddle points; L4, L5 are maxima but stable because of the Coriolis effect
{{Information |Description=A contour plot of the effective potential of a two-body system. (the Sun and Earth here), showing the 5 '''Lagrange points'''. An object in free-fall would trac