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<sect1 id="tool-jmoons">
<title>Jupiter Moons Tool</title>
<indexterm><primary>Tools</primary>
<secondary>Jupiter Moons Tool</secondary>
</indexterm>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>
The Jupiter Moons Tool
</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="jmoons.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject>
<phrase>Jupiter Moons Tool</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
<para>
This tool displays the positions of Jupiter's four largest
moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) relative to Jupiter,
as a function of time. Time is plotted vertically; the units are days
and <quote>time=0.0</quote> corresponds to the current simulation time.
The horizontal axis displays the angular offset from Jupiter's position,
in arcminutes. The offset is measured along the direction of Jupiter's
equator. Each moon's position as a function of time traces a sinusoidal
path in the plot, as the moon orbits around Jupiter. Each track is
assigned a different color to distinguish it from the others; the name
labels at the top of the window indicate the color used by each moon.
</para><para>
The plot can be manipulated with the keyboard. The time axis can be
expanded or compressed using the <keycap>+</keycap> and
<keycap>-</keycap> keys. The time displayed at the center of the window
can be changed with the <keycap>[</keycap> and <keycap>]</keycap> keys.
</para>
</sect1>
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