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What does Kepler's 2nd law mean?


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  1. Kepler’s second law states that the radius vector drawn from the sun to the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal intervals of time.
  2. According to Kepler’s second law, the speed at which the planets move in space continuously changes.
  3. The second law helps to explain that when the planets are closer to the Sun, they will travel faster.

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