O'Neill Cylinder — Rotating Habitat (2D Cross-Section)

Top-down cross-section of a rotating ring habitat. Spin produces artificial "gravity" via centrifugal acceleration a = ω²R. Drop a test object to see the Coriolis drift that a real rotating station would produce.

Station Controls ▾

Ring radius R 60 m

Rotation rate 4.0 RPM

Animation speed 1.0×

Release height (from hub) 35%

Angular velocity ω —

Rim (floor) speed —

Artificial gravity —

...in Earth g —