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3.2. Orbit of a Satellite, Crossing the Poles

In 3D and 2D

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This video and the following 4 owns deal with the modern topic of satellites and the well known didactic problem of restricted spatial imagery among our students.

The video shows the projection of the orbit of a polar satellite on the surface of the earth, and then a smooth transition from this quite obvious picture to the less obvious presentation on a 2-dimensional world map.

polare_satellite.mpg (10 MB)

polare_satellite.wmv (1,1 MB) (lower resolution)