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Kepler's Second Law

The line between the sun and the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

The planets of our solar system are known to move according to Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.

• Kepler's First Law
• Kepler's Second Law
• Kepler's Third Law

Follow links 1-3 above and find out all about Kepler's three Laws.

Then, follow links 4-6, and use the Universe simulation to investigate what they tell us about the physics of our universe.

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