Planet Mars

4.1. Movement of Planet Mars

Geocentric versus Heliocentric Perspective

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To understand the retrogradation of our planets, the geocentric and the heliocentric perspective have to be unified in thought. To support this mental task, the video shows the pictures from these two perspectives with smooth transitions.

orbit_of_planet_mars.mpg (26 MB)

orbit_of_planet_mars.wmv (2,3 MB) (lower resolution)