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The data show a slowing in orbital speeds at great distances from the center, a pattern known as the Keplerian decline.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

For mean distances from 0.1 to 32 AU, calculate and plot a curve showing the expected Keplerian period.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

For each planet in our solar system, look up the mean distance from the Sun in AU and the orbital period in years and overplot these data on the theoretical Keplerian curve.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Cassini’s orbital mechanics present an astonishingly complex exercise in Keplerian physics and geometry.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2010

The modern ships that ply the Keplerian trajectories to the planets are unmanned.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan