Acknowledgements

This course was written by David Rothery and Simon Kelley. Further contributions were made by Susanne Schwenzer, Jessica Barnes, Jean-David Bodénan, Catherine Hill, James Mortimer, Elena Nickson, Phillipa Smith, Beth Steer and Felicity Williams.

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Mythbusting moons © The Open University

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Prograde orbits © The Open University

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Synchronous rotation © The Open University

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