This page features an animated image and a discussion of Kepler's Second Law. The animation shows an imaginary line joining a planet and the sun sweeps out an equal area of space in equal amounts of time.
This tutorial is part of The Physics Classroom. This web site also includes interactive tools to help students with concepts and problem solving, worksheets for student assignments, and recommendations for simple introductory laboratories.
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