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☄️ Comet Orbit Lab: Kepler Ellipse, Perihelion Heating and Sublimation — 2D Orbit Plan and Energy Balance

2D companion of the comet orbit lab: top-down orbit plan, distance and speed over one revolution, sub-solar temperature, water-ice sublimation rate and the sunlight energy balance, using the same Kepler solver and surface model as the 3D page.

Space & Astronomy2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Comet Orbit Lab: Kepler Ellipse, Perihelion Heating and Sublimation — 2D Orbit Plan and Energy Balance ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the comet orbit lab: top-down orbit plan, distance and speed over one revolution, sub-solar temperature, water-ice sublimation rate and the sunlight energy balance, using the same Kepler solver and surface model as the 3D page.

cometKepler orbitsublimationorbital mechanicsenergy balance

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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