Retrograde Motion Activity Images + Animations
Created on: July 20, 2009
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This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3.00, as of -0001-11-30.
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Retrograde Motion Activity Images + Animations
This folder contains the images and animations referenced in the lesson "Retrograde Motion Activity." Additionally, it contains all source and licensing information in the "Description" section.
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Retrograde Motion Explanation
by Meredith BeatonThis image attempts to depict the apparent retrograde motion of the outer planets. As Earth passes an outer planet, such as Mars, the outer planet will temporarily appear to reverse its motion across the sky. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrograde_and_direct_motion License: CC-BY-SA
Retrograde Motion of Mars
by Meredith BeatonThis is a movie of the apparent retrograde motion of Mars. Source: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/allabout/nightsky/nightsky04-2003animation.html. License: Public Domain
Retrograde Motion of Mars
by Meredith BeatonAnimation of the retrograde motion of Mars in 2003. Source: Wikimedia Commons, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apparent_retrograde_motion_of_Mars_in_2003.gif License: CC-BY-SA
